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Croatian composer Elvis Stanić has accused CD Projekt RED of copyright infringement over The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt soundtrack. The soundtrack features a song called Widow-Maker and Stanić claims that this is a rip-off of his song, titled Naranča.
The song was recorded for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt soundtrack by Mikołaj Stroiński and Marcin Przybyłowicz (who will be returning for Cyberpunk 2077) and was based on the 2012 album Songs from the Southern Slavs by the band Percival. One of the songs from the album was Naranča, written by Stanić and performed by the band Putokazi. The song is registered with the Croatian body ZAMP and the International Authors’ Center (CISAC).
Stanić says that the song has already been removed from the game’s soundtrack on streaming and music download platforms after he contacted CD Projekt RED about it last year. However, the composer says that the developer has still “unlawfully” sold the song as part of the vinyl versions of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt soundtrack.
Stanić is “delighted” that his song is connected to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and that it is in front of so many fans, but he has been “subjected to enormous damage as an exclusive author.” The composer has also been filing copyright takedowns against versions of the song on YouTube but has no plans to pursue legal action against YouTube content creators. It seems to be CD Projekt RED (and only CD Projekt RED) that Stanić has an issue with.
Croatian composer Elvis Stanić has accused CD Projekt RED of copyright infringement over The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt soundtrack. The soundtrack features a song called Widow-Maker and Stanić claims that this is a rip-off of his song, titled Naranča.
The song was recorded for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt soundtrack by Mikołaj Stroiński and Marcin Przybyłowicz (who will be returning for Cyberpunk 2077) and was based on the 2012 album Songs from the Southern Slavs by the band Percival. One of the songs from the album was Naranča, written by Stanić and performed by the band Putokazi. The song is registered with the Croatian body ZAMP and the International Authors’ Center (CISAC).
Stanić says that the song has already been removed from the game’s soundtrack on streaming and music download platforms after he contacted CD Projekt RED about it last year. However, the composer says that the developer has still “unlawfully” sold the song as part of the vinyl versions of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt soundtrack.
Stanić is “delighted” that his song is connected to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and that it is in front of so many fans, but he has been “subjected to enormous damage as an exclusive author.” The composer has also been filing copyright takedowns against versions of the song on YouTube but has no plans to pursue legal action against YouTube content creators. It seems to be CD Projekt RED (and only CD Projekt RED) that Stanić has an issue with.
