Most popular music video on YouTube reaches 8 Billion views , sued by producers who say they jacked their riddim

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Luis Fonsi Celebrates 8 Billion Views For ‘Despacito’, Amid Steely & Clevie Copyright Lawsuit​


November 9, 2022
fonsi-sc Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee in Despacito (left), Steely and Clevie (far right)

Reggaeton singer Luis Fonsi, on Tuesday, celebrated eight billion views on his hit song Despacito, the most-viewed music video on youtube.The closest competitor to Despacito is Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You which has raked in 5.8 billion views

Despacito is currently the subject of a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against him by Jamaican Reggae/Dancehall label Steely & Clevie Productions.



Despacito, came under scrutiny earlier this year after it was revealed that Steely & Clevie Productions filed a copyright infringement lawsuit alleging that several songs recorded by Reggaeton singer Luis Fonsi infringed on their intellectual property rights.


According to the lawsuit, which was filed in a California Central District court in October last year and resubmitted in March this year, Fonsi, whose given name is Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, recorded several songs, including Despacito, which contain original elements from Steely and Clevie’s Fish Market riddim.


Also, in addition to Despacitio which features Daddy Yankee, seven of Fonsi’s other songs are also listed as having allegedly infringed on the Fish Market riddim, namely Bésame, Calypso, Date La Vuelta, Échame La Culpa, Imposible, Perfecta, Sola, and Vacio.


Released in 1989, Fish Market, also known as Poco Man Jam, is known internationally as Dem Bow after Shabba Ranks’ hit track.




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non-black folks treat reggae rhythms like song writers treat music scales. Literally using them note for note as a base for writing their own music. Don't seem to understand thats somebody elses unique work, not a generic tool for song building. I've seen this is real time.
 

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them spicy cacs took that riddim and made 10,000 songs outta of it..

shameless culture vultures :scust:
 

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Music lawsuits have always been total bullshyt to me. You can't steal rhythm, chords or melodies. The only way I could see this being valid is If someone were to steal a song from someone else before it was released and passed it off as their own.
 
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