South Korean top court rejects ‘Baby Shark’ song plagiarism claim

South Korea’s Supreme Court has rejected a United States composer’s copyright claim on the globally popular children’s song, Baby Shark.

Jonathan Wright launched his legal battle in 2021, arguing that the tune had copied the bass line and rhythm of a track he had released four years earlier.

South Korea’s top court, however, upheld two lower court rulings that had found that there was insufficient grounds to conclude that…