Rebecca Black May Sue Ark Music Factory Over Friday

By this time everyone is familiar with Rebecca Black, her infectious hit song ‘Friday’ and Ark Music Factory, the company that her mother paid to write the song and produce the music video for her. But it seems that now that Rebecca’s overnight fame has set in, money is the big thing on everyone’s minds and Rebecca and her mother may be suing Ark over the song.

By this time everyone is familiar with Rebecca Black, her infectious hit song ‘Friday’ and Ark Music Factory, the company that her mother paid to write the song and produce the music video for her.  But it seems that now that Rebecca’s overnight fame has set in, money is the big thing on everyone’s minds and Rebecca and her mother may be suing Ark over the song.

Pamela Chelin of Rolling Stone writes that Rebecca and her mother “are accusing Ark Music Factory, which produced ‘Friday,’ of copyright infringement and unlawful exploitation of publicity rights.” 

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