Thread: Music Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay for Plagiarism
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Old 12-05-2008, 03:05 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud View Post
After actually hearing the comparison, there is no doubt in my mind that Satriani will receive a share of the royalties for this song.

The letter of the law states "Lyrics and Melody". The melodies are nearly identical throughout, as is the tempo and arrangement. That is NOT accidental.

Furthermore, while don't think this is "intentional", it did happen. Chris Martin probably heard the Satriani song in passing years ago, only to write his version years later. A lot of times, composers don't understand where the "music comes". I'm sure he wrote it not realizing that he'd heard that melody and song at some point in years past.

Regardless, I'd be shocked if the judge didn't award 50% of the royalties and copyright credit to Joe Satch.
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