A court has dismissed a copyright claim by an American composer who accused a South Korean children’s publisher of plagiarism in its version of the catchy children’s song “Baby Shark”, which became a worldwide hit.
New York-based composer Jonathan Wright sought 30 million won (about £16,000), claiming that the 2015 rendition of “Baby Shark” by South Korean education startup Pinkfong, previously known as SmartStudy, was a plagiarised copy of a song he had released in 2011.
