Latin superstar Bad Bunny‘s legal team has taken action against a fan who uploaded unauthorized footage from one of his recent concerts to YouTube. According to the lawsuit filed in federal court, Eric Guillermo Madroñal Garrone, who posted videos covering ten songs from a Salt Lake City concert on his YouTube channel “MADforliveMUSIC,” is accused of infringing copyrights and diverting viewers to his page.
The lawsuit alleges that when Bad Bunny requested YouTube to remove the clips, Garrone countered with a formal notice defending his right to post them, prompting Bad Bunny to seek legal recourse to prevent their reposting.
While disputes over online content often resolve without legal action, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act allows artists like Bad Bunny to request takedowns of infringing material. However, users can contest such requests if they believe their use qualifies as “fair use.”
Garrone argued that his footage constituted legitimate use and served informative purposes, including documenting the start of Bad Bunny’s tour. This move required Bad Bunny to file a copyright infringement lawsuit within ten days to prevent YouTube from reinstating the videos.
Bad Bunny’s lawyers maintain that Garrone’s videos do not qualify as fair use and instead violate the rapper’s rights, negatively impacting the market for authorized content and infringing trademark laws by using Bad Bunny’s name in promotion.
Representatives for Bad Bunny have not commented on the matter, while Garrone’s YouTube page has been disabled, making him unavailable for comment.
