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6 July 2026NewsCopyrightSarah Speight

Reggaeton 'riddim’: Music's biggest copyright case moves to jury trial

Jurors will decide whether almost 2,000 tracks by more than 150 artists—including Bad Bunny, Drake and Enrique Iglesias—infringed a classic 1989 reggaeton Jamaican hit with songs like Despacito.

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