Bassnectar
Max Hattler copyright infringement
### Max Hattler copyright infringement

In 2011, visuals created by [Max Hattler](/wiki/Max_Hattler "Max Hattler"), a German [visual artist](/wiki/Visual_arts "Visual arts") and [experimental filmmaker](/wiki/Experimental_film "Experimental film"), caught the attention of Ashton and his team. Before the end of the year, they began to repurpose select works for use in live performances, particularly Hattler's "1923 aka Heaven" which accompanied the track "Plugged In" by Rollz, and "Sync", which accompanied an unreleased Bassnectar song named "Frog Song".

While Hattler was contacted by the Bassnectar team in 2013 to commission new visuals for the tour, a contract never materialized. For six years, the Bassnectar team continued to use the visuals, until in 2016 when Hattler learned of his visual's use without permission or compensation. After voicing his displeasure on his [Facebook](/wiki/Facebook "Facebook") artist profile, Ashton attempted to apologize and mitigate the issue, explaining their use was above\-board, citing [sampling](/wiki/Sampling_%28music%29 "Sampling (music)") culture in electronic music and exposure benefit Hattler would enjoy stemming from the visual's use in live performances. Hattler refuted these claims, citing the business nature of the Bassnectar enterprise and the ongoing unauthorized use over a significant period of time.

In July 2016, Hattler [filed suit](/wiki/Filed_suit "Filed suit") against Bassnectar for [copyright infringement](/wiki/Copyright_infringement "Copyright infringement"). In June 2017, the case was [settled](/wiki/Settled_out_of_court "Settled out of court") and [dismissed](/wiki/Dismissed_with_prejudice "Dismissed with prejudice"). None of Hattler's visuals remained in use after 2016\.


What song by Bassnectar used Max Hattler's visuals without permission?