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Bellamy Brothers May Sue Britney Spears Over Alleged Song Rip-Off

The Bellamy Brothers are claiming Britney Spears "ripped off" their 1979 hit “If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body, Would You Hold It Against Me” with her new single “Hold It Against Me.”
 
Now their publicist says the country music duo is considering legal action against Spears.
 
Yahoo! News Music blogger Chris Willman noted "Hold It Against Me" writers Dr. Luke and Max Martin seem to have a past history of snagging similar song titles for new music, specifically Katy Perry's "California Gurls" and "I Kissed A Girl."
 
"There does seem to be a bit of a pattern emerging in the Dr. Luke/Max Martin camp, where everything old is new again, when it comes to appropriating familiar old titles or lyrical hooks," said Willman. "Dr. Luke has said in interviews that he's not that much of a lyric guy, so it seems entirely likely that Katy Perry was responsible for borrowing those earlier titles—and that Britney had this one pop into her head, after almost certain exposure to it growing up in the South."
 
YouTube subscribers have also taken notice of the national buzz.  Several users have already created their own “mashup” videos, which combine musical portions of each song.
 
For more information on the Bellamy Brothers, visit www.bellamybrothers.com.