Warner Music Sues Bang Energy in Latest TikTok Ad Lawsuit

Cardi B attends Warner Music Group’s Pre-Grammy Party in Manhattan, NY, USA on January 25, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

(Reuters) – Energy drink maker Bang Energy and its CEO Jack Owoc are facing a third lawsuit from a major music label over social media advertising licensed by artists including Beyoncé, Bruno Mars and Cardi B. can be used without

The Warner Music lawsuit, which was filed in Miami federal court on Thursday, comes a day after a judge in the same court found Bang responsible for infringing more than 200 Sony Music copyrights. U.S. District Judge William Dimitroreas also ruled on Universal Music Group in a similar claim against the beverage company in July.

Bang did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday. Warner Music declined to comment on the lawsuit.

Warner Music said in court Thursday that Bang has become the third-best-selling energy drink in the United States thanks in large part to its video ads on social media platforms, particularly TikTok and Instagram.

Bang’s TikTok account has over 1.5 million followers, and TikTok videos with the #bangenergy hashtag have over 18 billion views. That his Instagram account has his 2.3 million followers.

Warner Music said it sent Bang a cease and desist letter following the Universal Music lawsuit last year. According to the complaint, some of the infringing videos remained after he had been there for over a year, and Bang posted new infringing videos after receiving the letter. .

The label accused Bang of infringing copyrights on 187 songs by popular musicians such as The Weeknd, Justin Bieber and Dua Lipa.

WMG sought actual monetary or statutory damages of up to $150,000 per song and a court order permanently blocking Bang from using the music.

The case is Atlantic Recording Corp v. Vital Pharmaceuticals Inc d/b/a Bang Energy, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, No. 1:22-cv-22951.

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