Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 281 It’s all a conspiracy

SB Entertainment Company is located in the West Village of Manhattan, a neighborhood with a strong artistic atmosphere and a cultural mecca in the hearts of New Yorkers.

 A variety of artists gather here, including painters, musicians, actors, writers, etc.

Most of them are singers. Since the 1950s, this place has become one of the birthplaces of modern folk music. By 1965, when Bob Dylan sang rock at the Newport Folk Music Festival, this place became a holy place for rock musicians.

There are many musicians who sang in bars and nightclubs in the West Village before they became famous, and some were spotted by talent scouts here and turned from unknowns to superstars, including jazz singers Ray Charles, Norah Jones, Lady Gaga, etc. .

SB Entertainment placed its headquarters here to draw materials from the local area.

 Scooter’s favorite thing to do in the past was to stand in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows and enjoy the performances of street musicians downstairs after work.

Today, he just felt that those people's music was a bit noisy, and he wanted to lie on the window and yell, "Shut up."

 “Boss, I’m back.”

 Assistant Alex returned to the office out of breath.

Scooter suddenly became furious and swung his golf club and smashed it all over the office. The trophies, picture frames, and fish tanks were smashed into pieces.

 The court will also impose high penalties when making judgments.

 There are five songwriters, Justin Bieber, Ludacris, Tricky Stewart, TheDream, and Christina Milan.

"How could this be? Ludacris told me before that this is their original work, why is it suspected of plagiarism? Why?!"

What will fans think if they find out?

 A hit song that was in the top three of the singles chart was copied.

 The song "Baby" is not only Justin's famous song, but also the lead single of the album "myworld2.0".

 Now that something has happened, more than a few creators have to bear the responsibility, and SB Entertainment has a greater responsibility.

 “Farke! Farke!”

 If this matter is not handled properly, not only will Justin's future be ruined, but SB will also go bankrupt.

 How will the media criticize Justin and SB Company?

 Alex doesn’t know how to explain this. This song “Baby” was sung by Justin and Ludacris.

 According to the current court jurisprudence on infringement, the penalty rate is between five times and ten times depending on the degree of infringement of the work and the benefits obtained.

To make matters worse, Justin just debuted and his lead single was suspected of plagiarism.

Scout asked quickly.

 It is also because this song has great influence and high profits.

 The main creators are the latter four. Ludacris is a signed singer of SB Entertainment, and the other three musicians also have cooperative relations with SB.

“Boss, stop it. It’s happened. It’s useless for you to get angry. It’s better to calm down and think about countermeasures.”

Alex took out a piece of information and put it on his desk, and told him in a helpless voice that the copyright registration information was genuine, and the two versions of "Baby" were nearly 50% similar.

Scout asked angrily.

It is very influential on a global scale. SB Company also successfully launched Justin Bieber with this song, earning tens of millions, and will earn a lot more in the future.

"How about it?"

Alex consoled him.

 Bang, bang, bang!

Scout swung the golf club and hit it **** the leather sofa where Ivaca had just sat.

 After a while, Ludacris's four producers walked into the office and saw the room in a mess, as if they had been visited by black brothers. Several of them had surprised expressions on their faces.

"what happened?"

 Ludacris was wearing a white T-shirt and a gold chain, similar to the one in "The Fast and the Furious". He pursed his thick lips and asked Scooter, who had a gloomy face and said nothing.

 “Look at this.”

 Alex handed Ludacris and others the copyright registration information for "Baby".

The four Ludacris looked at it again, and their expressions changed drastically.

“Impossible! We co-wrote this song, how could it be plagiarized? This information is definitely fake.”

 Ludacris exclaimed.

Scout leaned back on the seat, with a cold and thin face, and said nothing.

 “It’s a pity that it’s true!”

Alex took out his mobile phone and opened the photo. There was a file he took at the Copyright Agreement Archives, which was exactly the same as this copy.

“There is also a recording demo in the archives. I listened to it once. The chorus is almost exactly the same as our “Baby”.”

Alex said. "How is this possible? I definitely did not plagiarize. Did you refer to this work when you created it?"

 Ludacris looked at the three companions.

 The three of them shook their heads in unison, indicating absolutely not.

Scout raised his head and stared at the four people. Seeing that no one took the initiative to admit it, he pondered for a moment, "Apart from the four of you, is there anyone else who participated in or influenced your creation?"

"No!"

Ludacris and the other three shook their heads in denial.

Only a musician named Tyrius Nash said: "When we were producing this song, the production assistant who came from Link Music said that the chorus sounded a bit familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere."

"What?!"

Scooter sat up straight, propped himself on his desk and shouted, "Did he participate in the production?"

Telius thought for a moment, "He adjusted the soundtrack of the chorus. The original pitch was lower."

 “Fake Fake! Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

Scooter roared loudly, and the veins on his forehead and neck popped out.

“He only changed it a little bit and contributed less than 1% to the entire song. We didn’t expect it to collide with the song written by Link. This must be a coincidence.”

Tellius Nash argued.

"Idiot! This is Iwaka's trick. She knew that we were poaching people from Link Music. In order to deal with us, she deliberately put out a bait to lure us in, and then gave us a song for free. Her purpose was to annex me The company must be like this, it must be like this, this woman Ivaca is too cruel. "

Scout said angrily.

“Scooter, except for the soundtrack of the chorus, everything else was created by us, and we definitely didn’t plagiarize it.”

Ludacris said.

"What's the use of saying this? The two songs are 50% similar. They were registered in 2008. At the end of 2009, the production assistant of Link Music was also in our company and participated in the creation of this song. The judges know Who do you think they will believe after these situations?"

Scout blushed and slapped the table and shouted.

The four Ludacriss were also helpless. There were so many coincidences in this matter that they couldn't explain it at all.

Scout looked at the four people angrily and had nothing to say. He leaned weakly on the sofa seat, looked at the crystal lamp on the roof and muttered to himself.

"This must be Evaka's conspiracy, it must be. Last year, after she knew that we were dealing with Link Music, she quickly launched countermeasures and sent a poison pill to our SB Entertainment agency. After the release of "Baby" , she deliberately said nothing. When the album became a hit, she knew the time was right, so she used the copyright of "Baby" to blackmail us and wanted to forcefully acquire SB. She was so cruel. We just poached a few of her people, and she Want to annex us."

Scooter clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth in anger.

 “Boss, do you want to agree to her acquisition?”

Alex asked.

“No, of course not, SB is my heart and soul, and I would rather give up Justin Bieber than sell the company to her.”

Scout said coldly.

“The only way is to file a lawsuit with Link Music, but they have registered the copyright earlier, so it will be difficult for us to win.”

Alex said, spreading his hands.

Scooter knew this too.

Evaka comes from a wealthy family and has connections in the judicial system.

It is difficult to win a lawsuit.

If he loses, not only will he compensate Link Music a large amount of money, but Justin's reputation will also be greatly affected, and his future may even be ruined. SB Company will also lose all the funds it invested in him in the past, resulting in heavy losses.

  Instead of filing a lawsuit and settling the matter privately, the company must be sold to Link Music at a low price and become a subsidiary of Link Music.

 This is not the result he wants to see.

“You guys go down first, I want to think about it carefully.”

After a few people left, Scout sat in the office, frowning, thinking hard, hoping to find a way to break the situation.

Ding ding ding!

I don’t know how long it took, but the cell phone on the table suddenly rang. Scout picked it up and saw that it was Jay-Z’s call.

 “Jace, what’s the matter?”

“Scout, you told me that Link’s **** video will be posted online at eight o’clock in the evening. It’s already half past eight. Where is the video posted?”

 “Video? It’s already eight o’clock in the evening?”

Scout glanced at the floor-to-ceiling window. At some point, the sky outside turned dark early, and the colorful neon lights were reflected on the window glass. It was unexpectedly pretty, so he patted his forehead.

“Sorry Jess, I was so busy today that I forgot about the video. Please wait a moment, I will send it now.”

 (End of this chapter)