 In November 2005 , a Belgian judge seated in Mons ruled that the opening four @-@ bar theme to " Frozen " was plagiarized from the song " Ma vie fout le camp " ( " My Life 's Getting Nowhere " ) , composed by Salvatore Acquaviva . The judge subsequently ordered the withdrawal from sales of all remaining discs , and forbade any further playing of the song on Belgian TV and radio . The judge also ordered Warner Bros. , EMI and Sony to spread the decision within fifteen days to media outlets on pain of a penalty of € 125 @,@ 000 for non @-@ compliance with the court order . Acquaviva 's lawyer , Victor <unk> <unk> , said : " We tried to reach a friendly agreement ... but they didn 't want to negotiate so I sued for plagiarism . They have stolen a song , so they have to pay the value of the song . " No award damages for the song were granted . Salvatore Acquaviva had explained to the court that Madonna heard " Ma vie fout l <unk> " during a trip to <unk> in the late 1970s . She had been recruited to be a dancer during a tour with French singer Patrick Hernandez , whose discs were produced in <unk> . <unk> also stated that the lawsuit was just the first step , and the next discussion would be about the copyright gains Madonna obtained with " Frozen " . Subsequently , the song was omitted from the track listing on the Belgian pressings of Celebration in 2009 . However , Madonna performed the song during the Sticky & Sweet Tour in Werchter , with Bert <unk> , marketing manager of Belgian branch of Warner Bros. stating that " Madonna is not afraid of a more or less riot " . Acquaviva commented about the case : 
