Copyright: The Beach Boys vs. Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry said that The Beach Boys used most of the words and the exact melody from his song Sweet Little Sixteen in their song Surfin' USA. Chuck Berry never gave The Beach Boys permission to use his song. A year after Surfin' USA was released, Chuck Berry sued the Beach Boys and won the case, causing all releases of Surfin' USA on albums to credit Berry and Brian Wilson, who wrote the new lyrics