Judge Says Shakira's Hit Song 'Loca' Includes 'Substantial Copying' Of Other Artist's Lyrics

Shakira's hips don't lie, but a federal judge is pretty sure one her songs contains lyrics illegally ripped off from another musician. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled against Sony Corp. of America Tuesday, finding two of the company's subsidiaries guilty of copyright infringement for Shakira's 2010 hit, "Loca." The suit traces the song back to Ramon "Arias" Vasquez, a Dominican songwriter who says his 1998 work "Loca con su Tiguere" was stolen by Eduard Edwin Bello Pou, a Dominican r...