A court has dismissed a copyright claim by an American composer who accused a South Korean children’s publisher of plagiarism ...

The decision ends a six-year legal battle over the globally popular tune known for its catchy "doo doo doo doo doo doo" hook.

In 2019, New York composer Johnny Only, whose legal name is Jonathan Wright, filed a lawsuit in Seoul, alleging that the 2015 ...

A copyright battle over the viral song “Baby Shark,” adored by young children and often dreaded by their parents, has come to ...

South Korea's Supreme Court has rejected a US composer's allegation that the producers of the inescapably catchy children's ...

Pinkfong version is YouTube’s most-viewed video of all time with over 16 billion plays, and has racked up a further 1 ...

A legal battle over the copyright in ‘Baby Shark’ is over. Although the annoying viral hit is based on a US folk song, an ...

South Korea's courts have rejected a plagiarism claim from a US composer who argued that Baby Shark, the catchy children's ...

The South Korean Supreme Court ruled that 'Baby Shark' by Pinkfong is not plagiarized, affirming the song's ties to ...

The judges found “Baby Shark” was based on a nursery rhyme, dismissing the six-year case of U.S. entertainer Johnny Only that centered on his 2011 version.

The defendant said its version was adapted from a decades-old North American children’s chant in the public domain.

With its catchy lyrics, the "Baby Shark Dance" video is the most viewed on YouTube, with more than 16 billion views.