NEWS: ADOR receives a Letter of Claim from Shakatak concerning Bubble Gum
According to Munhwa Ilbo, ADOR received communications on June 17th from Wise Music Group representing Shakatak, a still-active English jazz-funk band founded in 1980. The letter alleged that the NJ song Bubble Gum plagiarized the band's 1981 song Easier Said Than Done. Below is an excerpt from the Letter as published by Munhwa.
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According to the article, ADOR responded on June 21st denying the allegations and demanding Shakatak provide a "publicly credible analysis" proving plagiarism occurred. Shakatak has not responded yet.
Shakatak was first informed about Bubble Gum in April over SNS, with the band answering “we’ll look into this. it is v similar.”
Here is a link to a Youtube video of Easier Said Than Done for those who wish to judge for themselves.
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