British singer Adele has been forced into silence. One of her songs was the result of a Brazilian judge ordering her work to be withdrawn worldwide due to plagiarism claims by the composer.
The preliminary injunction issued by Judge Victor Torres at Rio de Janeiro's 6th Commercial Court concerns Adele's 2015 song “Million Years Ago,” written by Brazilian singer Martinho. They claim that the song was plagiarized from Da Vila's 1995 recording of the song “Mujeres (Women)''.
A plagiarism lawsuit filed in 2021 by the song's composer, Toniño Guerraes, is still ongoing, but the injunction requires it to be lifted while the song continues, Sky News reported. report.
According to the injunction, report Quoted by global news agency AFP, record labels are required to “immediately use, reproduce, edit, distribute and commercialize 'Million Years Ago' in any manner, by any means, by any physical or digital support, streaming or sharing platform.” and ordered a worldwide halt.”
The Brazilian subsidiary of the pop star's label, Sony and Universal, is reportedly threatening to pay an $8,000 fine “for each violation.”
“This is a landmark in Brazilian music and has often been copied to compose worldwide hits,” said Fredimio Trotta, lawyer for Brazilian composer Tonino Geraes, who filed the plagiarism charge.AFP told.
Trotta said this week that his company will work to ensure that radio and television stations and streaming services around the world are aware of the Brazilian ruling.
Adele was also accused by Turkish music fans of plagiarizing “Million Years Ago” in 2015. They claimed that the song was similar to Kurdish singer Ahmet Kaya's 1985 song “Acılara Tutunmak” (Clinging to the Pain). ”).
Kaya died in exile in France in 2000, but her widow said it was unlikely that a global star like Adele would do such a thing.
