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Madonna copied erotic ideas
From correspondents in New York
May 31, 2004
MADONNA has been forced to pay $638,000 after copying ideas from a well-known artist without permission in one of her videos.
Madonna, right, made the out-of-court settlement after admitting the video for her song Hollywood was inspired by the late French erotic photographer Guy Bourdin.
Bourdin's son, Samuel, filed a US federal copyright lawsuit against the singer in New York last October.
He claimed she used the heart and soul of the artist's work and never credited him as the inspiration for the video, made last year.
The family also said they would take action against the video's director, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, and Madonna's record company, Warner Bros.
A spokesman for Madonna declined to comment.
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