Britney Spears hasn't released a new song for a couple of months, but that's not keeping the pop tart from being in heavy rotation--at least among the legal set.
The songwriters behind Spears' 2005 opus "Do Somethin'" have filed suit against a South Korean pop composer, alleging he ripped them off.
Universal Music Publishing Korea, the company that handles overseas rights to Mrs. Federline's musical gems, says that the team behind "Do Somethin'" (the track is credited to frequent Spears collaborators C. Karlsson, P. Winnberg and H. Jonback, along with A. Hunte) believes the tune was "partially plagiarized" by a single called "Get Ya" from the popular South Korean singer Lee Hyo-lee.
Spears released her ditty in November 2004 as one of the few new tracks to appear on her Greatest Hits: My Prerogative album; it was released as a single in February 2005 and peaked at 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. "Get Ya," the first single off Lee's second album, was released just last month.
The legal action targets "Get Ya" songwriter Kim Do-hyun. Kim reportedly has admitted being influenced by the Britney song, but has denied the allegations that he copied directly from it.
Spears wasn't directly named as a plaintiff in the suit, although it makes frequent reference to her.
Likewise, the "Toxic" singer isn't named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed Tuesday by three former employees (bodyguards), but a trio of her companies are.
There was no comment from the Spears camp Wednesday on either of the Brit-centric legal actions.
source: http://www.eonline.com
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