DIMMU BORGIR Vs. BUSHIDO: German TV Report To Air This Sunday
November 28, 2008On Sunday, November 30, Germany's "Spiegel TV Magazin" will air a special report on the accusations of plagiarism that have been leveled against German rapper Bushido (real name: Anis Mohamed Youssef Ferchichi) by a few different artists, including Norwegian symphonic black metallers DIMMU BORGIR.
"Spiegel TV Magazin", produced for RTL and broadcast Sunday nights between 22.15 and 23.00, draws an average of 6.4 million viewers every week.
DIMMU BORGIR last year threatened to sueBushido for allegedly using melodies from the band's songs on his albums without permission.
DIMMU BORGIR manager Yvette Uhlmann stated at the time: "The band was contacted via the Internet and was told that Bushido had stolen the melody of their song 'Mourning Palace' and that he used it in his song 'Mittelfingah'. Since we were not contacted by Bushido through proper channels and told about his desire to do this, it is clear that Bushido has seriously infringed our intellectual property rights."
DIMMU BORGIR guitarist Silenoz was quoted as saying: "If the German rapper in question does not agree to compensate us adequately, we will sue him! Whoever crosses us will face serious consequences."
More recently, Bushidowas accused of having stolen music from the American gothic group NOX ARCANA. Bushido allegedly copied music from three of the band's songs: "Beyond Midnight" (used by Bushido on "Weißt Du?" ),"No Rest for the Wicked" (used by Bushido on "Kurt Cobain") and "Cthulhu Rising" (used by Bushido on "Blaus Licht"). Bushido allegedly took NOX ARCANA's recordings, including the complete melodies, arrangement and instrumentation, then simply rapped over the music. He also registered the songs as his own.
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