Supreme court upholds ruling that there was insufficient evidence of copyright infringement on song that is YouTube’s most viewed video

South Korea’s top court ruled on Thursday that the globally popular South Korean children’s song Baby Shark was not plagiarised, rejecting a copyright claim filed by a US-based composer.

With its catchy lyrics, the Baby Shark Dance video is the most viewed on YouTube, with more than 16bn views, roughly double those of the runner-up, Despacito, and third-place Wheels on the Bus.