Daddy Yankee, Black Eyed Peas, and Sony Music face a copyright infringement lawsuit over allegedly using an unauthorized sample of "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" in their 2022 track "Bailar Contigo."

Iceberg Records, a Danish label, filed the complaint in California federal court. While the defendants obtained permission to use the composition of "Scatman," they allegedly used the master recording without authorization.

Key points of the lawsuit:

• The agreement allowed use of the composition, granting Iceberg 75% compositional stake and 5% master income interest
• "Bailar Contigo" has accumulated nearly 70 million Spotify streams
• Iceberg claims the defendants manipulated the sound recording to conceal the infringement
• The label owns the master rights and 50% of publishing rights to "Scatman"

The plaintiff seeks damages and attorneys' fees, alleging direct and contributory infringement along with fraud. Sony Music has not responded to requests for comment, and Iceberg founder Manfred Zähringer declined to comment.

This case joins recent music copyright disputes, including:

• A dismissed infringement complaint against Roddy Ricch over "The Box"
• A separate lawsuit against Sony Music, Travis Scott, and Metro Boomin regarding unauthorized samples in "Stargazing" and "Til Further Notice"

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