To the French division of the pop courts now, and a judge has thrown out that case brought by musician Benjamin Beduneau, who accused Malcolm McLaren of plagiarising his work on a song he created for the 'Kill Bill 2' soundtrack.
As previously reported, Beduneau, who is also known as Lancelot, accused the former Sex Pistols manager of stealing his track 'Sound Smith' in order to create 'About Her' for the movie soundtrack. He claimed he had supplied McLaren with his song during a previous uncompleted project, and that the producer had then adapted it for his own use without his permission. He was seeking damages and a return of the original recordings.
Speaking for Mclaren, lawyer Bruno Ryterband admitted his client couldn't actually play any musical instruments, and that the song 'About Her' had included samples compiled by Beduneau. However he argued that McLaren had paid Beduneau for his compilation work, and that the composition that appeared on the 'Kill Bill 2' soundtrack was entirely his client's creation.
The French court hearing the case ruled there was insufficient evidence to prove any plagiarism had taken place, and ordered Beduneau to pay 1500 euros in "procedural damages" to McLaren.