Not 'Sorry': Justin Bieber, Skrillex Sued by White Hinterland for Copyright Infringement
They're not saying sorry.
Justin Bieber and Skrillex are hitting back after a lawsuit was filed this week alleging that they stole a prominent riff in a female vocalist's song as part of their 2015 dancehall pop hit "Sorry."
"SORRY but we didnt steal this," Skrillex tweeted Friday, including a video of how the portion of the song in question was produced.
Bieber retweeted him, adding the hashtag #wedontsteal.
Casey Dienel, who performs under the name White Hinterland, sued Bieber, Skrillex and other collaborators of "Sorry," claiming that a four-note riff was lifted from her song "Ring the Bell," which was released in 2014.
The lawsuit, filed in a U.S. District court in Nashville on Wednesday, says that "the unique and original vocal sample and riff that appears throughout 'Ring the Bell'" is protected by copyright.
The riff, made up of four notes, which opens "Sorry" also mirrors the key and meter used in "Ring the Bell," the suit claims.
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