Southern Metropolis News reporter Ma Le’s popular hot song "Wild Wolf disco" is caught in illegal use. Recently, Finnish music producer Vilho Ihaksi released a video claiming to be the author of the song's accompaniment (Beat). He showed the title in the video as " "More Sun"’s Beat and project files, track presentation, and show your ID.
It is reported that the Beat was created by the author Ihaksi, and allows others to use it for non-commercial purposes for free, but he must sign it. The signature of "Wild Wolf disco" mentions the arranger as Ihaksi, but the song is widely spread and profited on TV, Internet and other platforms as a commercial song, which violates Ihaksi's free use requirements.
Currently, the song’s author Ihaksi and the copyright owner have entrusted a Chinese lawyer to send a letter to the "Wild Wolf disco" team and related stakeholders to disable the song.
Ihaksi released original music works through YouTube and Soundcloud. Under the "More Sun" YouTube page, many netizens rushed to report that the Chinese song "Wild Wolf disco" was not authorized to steal the "More Sun" and use it for commercial purposes. . "More Sun" was published in February 2018, earlier than the release time of "Wild Wolf Disco" (September 2019). Ihaksi's $99 authorization contract also states that the use of his beat is prohibited in all for-profit performances, variety shows, and concerts.
It is reported that the author Vilho Ihaksi and the copyright owner Maxima International Media have entrusted Chinese lawyer Zhao Zhigong to send formal lawyer letters to relevant stakeholders of "Wild Wolf Disco", including the Wild Wolf team, Emperor, Huawei, NetEase Cloud Waiting with Migu. If
gems and related interested parties continue to use "More Sun", they must be authorized by Massima International, the author's exclusive licenser in the Greater China region. According to Zhao Zhigong, the attorney attorney, Migu has notified the major TV stations to conduct a thorough investigation of the matter, and Huawei also responded to the communication as soon as possible. However, the NetEase Cloud, Emperor, and Wild Wolf teams have not responded to the lawyer’s letter so far, and the Wild Wolf team has not communicated The author and "More Sun" copyright licensor Massima get any contact.
Attachment: A timeline of events compiled by lawyer Zhao Zhigong
At the beginning of 2018, Finnish music producer Vilho Ihaksi created the musical accompaniment Beat and named it More Sun.
On February 1, 2018, Ihaksi uploaded More Sun to BeatStars, the world's largest Beat trading platform website.
On February 2, 2018, Ihaksi uploaded More Sun to Youtube.
From February 2018 to the first half of 2019, Lao Gems used More Sun to record the first version of "Wild Wolf Disco"
During the first half of 2019, "Wild Wolf Disco" was released on the Internet by editing MV videos, and was published in China. spread.
On August 16, 2019, the "China New Rap" resurrection match of "Wild Wolf Disco" by Gem Lao Ji was exposed.
On September 2, 2019, Uncle Jewel's "Wild Wolf Disco" was officially launched on the domestic streaming media platform.
On October 15, 2019, "Wild Wolf disco (William Chan Chorus Version)" was officially released and spread rapidly in Chinese-speaking regions around the world.
On November 15, 2019, author Vilho Ihaksi learned of the fact that "Wild Wolf Disco" has become the Chinese version of "Old Town Road", and exclusively authorized Massima International to defend its rights.
On December 6, 2019, the commercial song "Wild Wolf disco (Honor V30 5G Version)" customized for Huawei was officially released.
From November 2019 to January 2020, the copyright owner Massima International negotiated with the wild wolf team, but was rejected.
On January 5, 2020, as the copyright owner failed to communicate with himself, Massima International officially appointed a lawyer to the Wild Wolf GroupThe team, Emperor, Huawei, NetEase Cloud and Migu sent letters from lawyers requesting to stop using musical works and recordings "More Sun" as accompaniment. No response from the Wild Wolf team.
On January 27, 2020, Gemstone announced on Weibo that he would donate the copyright income of "Wild Wolf Disco".
On February 3, 2020, the wild wolf team did not make any contact with the author and Massima, the copyright licensor of "More Sun".
