A copyright infringement lawsuit has been filed against Daddy Yankee, the Black Eyed Peas, and Sony Music over alleged unauthorized sampling in their 2022 track "Bailar Contigo."

Denmark's Iceberg Records claims the defendants used the master recording of "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" from 1994 without proper authorization. While an agreement was reached for using the composition, the lawsuit alleges the actual sound recording was used without permission.

Key points of the lawsuit:

• Iceberg Records owns the master rights and 50% of publishing rights to "Scatman"
• A deal was made for using the composition, giving Iceberg 75% compositional stake and 5% master income
• The plaintiff claims the original recording was manipulated to hide the infringement
• "Bailar Contigo" has accumulated nearly 70 million Spotify streams

The lawsuit seeks damages, attorneys' fees, and additional compensation for direct and contributory infringement as well as fraud. Sony Music has not responded to requests for comment, and Iceberg's founder Manfred Zähringer declined to comment.

This case follows recent music copyright developments, including the dismissal of an infringement complaint against Roddy Ricch for "The Box" and a separate lawsuit against Travis Scott regarding unauthorized sampling in "Stargazing" and "Til Further Notice."

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