Published
Tue, Oct 18, 2022, 10:30
- Critics online, including Marco Shuttle and Italian publication Soundwall, have accused Letyago of copying a track by Dozzy & Anna Caragnano.
Techno artists Donato Dozzy and Anfisa Letyago have shared comments with Resident Advisor about a plagiarism dispute involving their tracks.
The dispute surfaced over the weekend following the release of Letyago's "Rosso Profondo" track on Friday, October 14th. Critics online, including Marco Shuttle and Italian publication Soundwall, say she copied Dozzy's 2019 track "Parola (Rework)" with vocalist Anna Caragnano.
"I think Anfisa Letyago or whoever on her behalf has very cheekily and irreverently crossed all those limits by far," Shuttle wrote on Facebook.
Speaking to RA, Letyago denied the accusations, calling them "unfounded" and saying they left her "speechless." She added: "I was very surprised when I read the article on Soundwall. The title literally says I've 'blatantly copied' a track and that's false. [The] tracks are different on many levels: songwriting, beat, melody and the general purpose."
The most similar element is the vocal, which appears throughout "Parola (Rework)" and most clearly at 3:30 in "Rosso Profondo." Last Friday, Letyago posted a video of herself recording the vocal.
In his comment to RA, Dozzy said he could "see a similarity" between the tracks, although he stopped short of accusing Letyago of plagiarism.
"Everyone here can hear both tracks and make their own idea," he wrote. "I can see a similarity but the problem here is not about plagiarism or not (probably it's not) but a more general attitude of many producers who simply copy and paste other people's ideas and get away with it. I deeply wish to witness a more creative attitude from everyone—that's what I deeply stand for."
Listen to "Parola (Rework)" and "Rosso Profondo."