Belgian songwriter Salvatore Acquaviva has won a plagiarism case against Madonna over her 1998 single 'Frozen'. The songwriter has accused Madonna of copying one of her songs. That claim has now been upheld by a Belgian court, which has ordered EMI, Sony and Warner Music to withdraw from sale the song, and the album it comes from ('Ray Of Light'). The judge also ordered the record companies endeavour to stop TV and radio stations in Belgium from playing the song.
Nobody from Madonna's camp had a comment, but Acquaviva's lawyer, Victor-Vincent Dehin told reporters that the companies would be handed a fine of more than 100,000 euros (£68,000) if they did not obey the ruling within 15 days. He added: "We tried to reach a friendly agreement... but they didn't want to negotiate so I sued for plagiarism. They have stolen a song, so they have to pay the value of the song."