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The authors of Netta Barzilai's song "Toy," which won the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, could be sued by Universal Music Group, Israeli media reported on Tuesday.
According to the report on Keshet TV, Doron Medalie and Stav Beger received a letter two weeks ago from Universal claiming copyright infringement, due to an apparent similarity between "Toy" and "Seven Nation Army", directed by The White Stripes. .
A copy? Listen and judge for yourself:
Ofer Menahem, director of Barzilai, said: "No legal claim has been received, only a preliminary letter of clarification on the matter." Doron Medalie told Haaretz that he could not answer because of the legal nature of the case.
Universal is one of the four largest music companies in the world. He has signed a number of Israeli musicians, including Asaf Avidan and the duo Static and Ben El Tavori. "Toy" was distributed in the United States at the end of May after the US music label Sony BMB signed a contract with the Israeli company Teddy Productions.
According to the rules of Eurovision, the winning song must be original. If it turns out that Medalie and Beger have plagiarized the song, Barzilai could be disqualified and the contest next year will not take place in Israel.
In March, Haaretz music critic Ben Shalev wrote, "When Barzilai sings," I'm not your toy, stupid boy, "the music is very similar to The White Stripes'" Seven Nation Army. " that Jack White will not hear this song before the Eurovision Song Contest.He can sue. "
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