3 Count: Good Bunny

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1: Bad Bunny Lawsuit: Judge Concerned Reggaeton Copyright Claim Might ‘Stifle’ Entire Genre

First off today, Nancy Dillon at Rolling Stone reports that a judge involved in a massive lawsuit over the music genre reggaeton has expressed concern at the lawsuit’s breadth and is worried it could “stifle” the whole genre.

The lawsuit consolidates more than 50 similar cases, all of which were filed by members of the Jamaican group Steely & Clevie. They allege that the drum beat from their 1989 hit song Fish Market was widely used by other artists, including Bad Bunny, in various songs within the genre.

However, lawyers for Bad Bunny say that they did not sample the song and, instead, only used the drum beat. They say that that limits the claim to the composition of Fish Market, and they further argue that the beat itself cannot be copyright protected. As such, they are seeking dismissal of Bad Bunny, and many other artists, from the case.

2: Major Piracy Operation Busted in Indonesia

Next up today, Adgully reports that, in Indonesia, the West Java Regional Police has arrested an individual who is allegedly the head of a large pirate site operation that includes two of the country’s most popular illegal streaming sites.

The action was taken following a request by the legitimate streaming service Vidio, and targeted the alleged operator of PaseoTV and OkStream, two of the largest pirate sites in the country. Those sites, along with several Telegram channels operated by the individual, have been shuttered.

The person arrested has not been named, but they now face up to eight years in prison and a fine of up to 2 billion Rupiah ($126,000). Other anti-piracy organizations in the country celebrated the news, congratulating the police department on the arrest.

3: Europlasma Takes Nanowatt to Court for Copyright Infringement

Finally today, Phalguni Deswal Medical Device Network reports that Europlasma, a Belgium-based medical device company, is suing local rival Nanowatt over alleged copyright infringement.

According to the lawsuit, Nanowatt copied and distributed technical drawings created by Europlasma when reproducing plasma coating machines. In addition to the company itself, the lawsuit also targets two former Europlasma employees who now work at Nanowatt, including the company’s director.

Europlasma is seeking damages along with a permanent injunction, which they would like to include the recall and destruction of any machines built using the material.

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