Dutch Carnaval Group's Parody of ABBA Song Infringes on Copyrights, Court Rules

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The song Dikke Pens by carnival group De Kapotte Kachels was rightly taken offline by Universal Music, according to the judge. The parody of the hit...

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Carnival hit *Dikke Pens* by the Brabant band De Kapotte Kachels will not be reinstated on music streaming service Spotify. The Utrecht court ruled this morning, after the Swedish pop group Abba indicated they had serious objections to the song, which is a parody of their hit *Take a Chance on Me*. De Kapotte Kachels, a band from Eindhoven, released *Dikke Pens* last year for Carnival. The song, about an obese man and phrases such as "I am so …

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Four carnival-goers from Brabant took on the world's largest record label, Universal Music. The carnival hit "Dikke Pens," which uses the melody of ABBA’s "Take a Chance on Me," was removed from streaming services by the multi-billion dollar company earlier this year. And that was justified, the judge ruled today.

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De Kapotte Kachels have lost the lawsuit against ABBA. They are no longer allowed to offer their song Dikke Pens, a parody of Take a Chance on Me, on the music service Spotify. What does this ruling mean for other carnival artists?

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The court in Utrecht ruled on Wednesday that Dikke Pens is not allowed to return to Spotify. According to the judge, the carnival song by De Kapotte Kachels is not a permitted parody of the ABBA hit Take A Chance On Me, meaning Universal Music was vindicated.