Florida Songwriter Composes Copyright Suit Against Universal Music, Singer Alejandra Guzman
A Florida songwriter claims Mexican singer Alejandra Guzman had performed the song "Loca" during a world tour without permission.
September 05, 2019 at 02:48 PM
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Mexican artist Alejandra Guzman. Photo: Randy Miramontez/Shutterstock.com.
A Florida songwriter has accused Mexican singer-songwriter and actress Alejandra Guzman of copyright infringement for including the song "Loca" in her 2017 world tour.
Guzman, commonly regarded as the queen of Mexican rock, released the song in 1997, but Myra Stella-Turner wrote and owns the copyrights to it, according to the lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Southern District of Florida.
Stella-Turner claims she discovered through an online search that Guzman had performed the song during her " Versus World Tour" without obtaining a mechanical license—an agreement between the owner of a song and those seeking to release it.
The complaint claims Universal Music Latin Entertainment is at fault for selling CDs, DVDs and digital downloads of the tour, which included "Loca." It also points the finger at Mexican production company Coyote Media House and California-based record label Rebeleon Entertainment for recording Guzman's live performances, and six unidentified people, companies and insurers.
Guzman, real name Gabriela Alejandra Guzman Pinal, has enjoyed a 30-year career. She's sold more than 12 million records and carved a name for herself with daring performances and provocative lyrics.
Guzman's communications team and the other defendants did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Edwin Javier Prado-Galarza of Prado Nunez & Associates in Orlando represents the plaintiff. He was unavailable before deadline.
It's not the first time Stella-Turner has lawyered up over the song. In 2003, she sued music company BMG Entertainment in the District of Puerto Rico for allegedly using "Loca" without permission. That lawsuit settled confidentially, but another followed when BMG's successor Sony Music Entertainment allegedly included "Loca" in a compilation album distributed across the U.S., Latin America and Europe without permission. That suit also settled confidentially.
The Florida complaint seeks damages, attorney fees, costs and asks the defendants to remove all versions of "Loca" they have recorded.
U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore will preside over the case.
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