Source: http://english.chosun.com
Representatives for the writers of the Britney Spears song “Do Something†have written to the producers of K-pop star Lee Hyo-lee saying “parts†of the title song in Lee’s latest album “Get ya†are plagiarized. While this is not the first time the Korean pop industry has been accused of pilfering, it is the first time the copyright holder has formally complained.
Universal Music Publishing Korea, which handles copyright of “Do Something†here, said Thursday it sent a recording of “Get Ya†to the composers of the Spears song and the company that manages the copyright 15 days ago. In response, three out of the four composers agreed that the Lee song was “significantly influenced†by their own work “and there are some parts that constitute plagiarism,†Universal said.
There are no hard-and-fast criteria to decide what constitutes plagiarism in Korea, and any such allegations must be decided in court following a complaint by the author of the “original†work.
Universal said it will meet with the songwriters behind “Get Ya†to seek a settlement, but it did not rule out legal action. Murmurs about the startling similarity between the two songs arose as soon as Lee’s album hit the stores on Feb. 9. The artist herself denies anything other than temporary precedence of one work over the other, saying, “It’s just that Britney Spears did this funky style of music before me,†but insisted “Get Ya†was different in vocals, rhythm and tune.
Hyolee ownz britney! :)
I was wondering why it sounded so familiar…
As posted above by djmikey, Hyolee “ownz” britney! It is a common misconception of average people that it’s hyori’s a plagiarist most commonly known as a “biter”. However, this is not true. Although always compared to hot american chicks such as Britney Spears, Beyonce, Jessica Alba, and Angelina Jolie, Hyori did not do anything to copy them purposely. It was her producers, and media that drover her to do so. An example of this is the article above.
to make story short… ITS THE FUCKIN PRODUCERS!!!
P.S. so sad for hyori that she wud have to cancel her “get ya” promotion due to the bitchiness of americans on plagiarism.. Damn plagiarism.. I got a zero off a report due to this.. xDD
gothyori is right, it’s britney’s people vs hyori’s people. it’s not like they wrote their respective songs anyway. but hyori seemed to suffered a lot cuz she cancelled her promotion =/
and americans are so litigious. but that’s not surprising, considering how america has about 50% of the world’s lawyers. freakin americans suing each other for the stupidest things for a quick buck or something.
go hyori!
britney better run for her money also she’s been owned!!!
hyori takes brittany any day.
This message thread isn’t a “which slut is better” war.
The fact is that Hyori’s managers pimped her to take a song obviously bitten off Britney’s song, and represent it as her own. It doesn’t matter that’s it wasn’t her personally, but her managers. Her managers legally represent her, which means that she’s responsible for any decisions she ultimately accepts. If she wasn’t aware the song was a copy, it means she’s only a puppet that follows the leash that pulls her around, and doesn’t look into the material given to her. If she did know about it, then that means she’s a plagerist.
If you ask me who’s hotter, I say it’s a no brainer! Hyori is hot as hell, with all the plastic in her to prove it!
But from both a legal and damn obvious standpoint, she (meaning her and her “team”) bit off britney spears.
Hyori is hotter than britney, britney stands no chance against her.