Washington, June 19 (ANI): Rebecca Black has got her detested single 'Friday' pulled from YouTube amid a rights dispute between the 13-year-old Internet-famous pop princess and her record label, Ark Music Factory.
Citing copyright infringement, claims the Entertainment Weekly, representatives of Rebecca Black claim that production company Ark Music, with whom she recorded the song, never gave her the master recordings and have unlawfully exploited her publicity rights, reports Contactmusic.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Black's mother had initially paid the company a relatively small amount of money so that her 13 year old daughter could use their studio to record her single, but once it become an unexpected hit, with over 160 million views just before the take-down, a legal battle ensued as Ark Music attempted to cash in by claiming rights over derivatives such as ring tones and merchandise.
Ark Music claims to have been 'blindsided' by the take-down, reports E! Online, and part of Ark's statement read: "We're disappointed, having been in good faith negotiations with Rebecca Black and her representatives for months regarding any open issues." (ANI)
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