Pitbull and Kesha's hit song "Timber" is embroiled in a multimillion dollar lawsuit over "copyright infringement."
Songwriters Lee Oskar, Keri Oskar, and Greg Errico are seeking $3 million in damages after claiming the harmonica riff in "Timber" is identical to the one in their 1978 song.
The trio are claiming that Paul Harrington, the harmonica player on "Timber," was instructed to "emulate" the section on their song "San Francisco Bay" to give it "an identical texture and sound."
Lee Oskar, Keri Oksar, and Errico allege that Pitbull's label Sony "might have obtained a license" to use their song from a license holder, but insist they didn't receive permission from the songwriters themselves.
The songwriters for "San Francisco Bay" maintain that they haven't received any money from "Timber."
Listen to Pitbull and Kesha's "Timber" and the Oskars and Eriko's "San Francisco Bay" below:
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Via Digital Spy
