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Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay for Plagiarism
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Dec 5 2008 9:27 AM EST Coldplay Sued By Joe Satriani For Allegedly Plagiarizing 'Viva La Vida' Melody Guitarist claims the Grammy-nominated song is a rip-off of his track 'If I Could Fly.' By Gil Kaufman Not long after Coldplay's Viva la Vida album hit shelves this summer, the blogosphere exploded with suggestions that the title track bore a striking resemblance to a 2004 instrumental track by rock guitarist Joe Satriani titled "If I Could Fly." Now, Satriani has accused the band of copyright infringement in a lawsuit filed on Thursday in Los Angeles federal court, according to a Reuters report. A day after the Coldplay album was nominated for seven Grammys, including Record and Song of the Year for "Viva la Vida," Satriani's suit claims that "Viva" incorporates "substantial original portions" of his track "If I Could Fly," from the Is There Love in Space? album. |
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I write the songs that make the young girls cry... (except for Gwynneth) I write the songs, I write the songs... I wonder if he's been alive forever? Does he put the words and the melodies together?
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Speaking of "influences" does anyone recognize a Suicidal Tendencies influence in Puddle of Mudd's "She Hates Me"? I'm not saying it's legally prohibited plagarism, but a good part of the two songs sound like the same tune to me for practical purposes.
"I Saw Your Mommy" from Suicidal Tendencies' "Still Cyco After All These Years" (1993): "She Hates Me" from Puddle of Mudd's "Come Clean" (2001)
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Quick question, anyone else picturing Bubb Rubb and Li'l Sis filing suit against The Blackeyed Peas for Boom Boom Pow?
I got that boom-boom boom . . . It's like woot-woooohhhh, woot-wooooh!!
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In other words, there was not any legal action - Thom Yorke openly admitted to borrowing from the song and gave credit when the album was released. |
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What ended up actually happening with that case? I seem to remember that when the controversy first arose, Vanilla Ice was publically proclaiming that it wasn't the same line, that each second repeat has a whole extra note in it (which it does), and that it wasn't borrowed or sampled from Queen (though one would have to be an idiot to believe that it wasn't, especially since each couplet also included the two piano notes at the end). Did that get settled in court or out?
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Singer-songwriter Cat Stevens agreed on Monday that the Coldplay song, "Viva La Vida," sounds like one of his 1973 songs, but he stopped short of saying he would sue for plagiarism. "My son brought it to my attention and said: 'Doesn't that sound like 'Foreigner Suite?'" the musician, now known as Yusuf Islam, told Reuters. "The song definitely sounds like it," he said of his song. "It has such logical chords and the melody has to be what it is..." Asked during a telephone interview from London whether he would pursue the issue legally, Islam, 60, said "it depends on how well Satriani does." U.S. guitarist Joe Satriani has sued Coldplay, accusing the British band of copyright infringement. He claims substantial original portions of his song "If I Could Fly" are recycled in "Viva La Vida" and is seeking damages. Islam, whose new album "Roadsinger," comes out on Tuesday (May 5), was unable to perform at a New York concert on Sunday because of "work permit" issues. The singer, a Muslim convert, said the problem was unrelated to his being denied entry into the United States five years ago because his name was on a government no-fly list. "It's just been delayed by a week," he said of his trip to the United States to promote the album. "The day I was scheduled to go to the (U.S.) embassy they had implemented a new system. There were gremlins in the works, but they (U.S. officials) were all so nice." Islam is scheduled to play one show in Los Angeles next week and appear on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" on May 13. |
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The Case has been dismissed from the California court. There's some suggestion that a settlement occurred but this cannot be confirmed.
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If he couldn't win, there probably wouldn't have been a settlement (assuming there was one).
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WTF are you even arguing here? IIRC, I was just pointing out your 'slam dunks' weren't slam dunks in actual civil litigation, and here you're triumphally announcing how a potential compromise outside a court of law proves . . . what?
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The reason the courts were avoided is because it would have been costly for all parties involved and most likely, the only result would have been an outpouring of money into the court system. With a settlement, it's a win for Satriani and it's not a public loss for Coldplay. Neither would have been likely if this had actually gone to court. |
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I didn't lose anything. I just told you how I would vote based on the evidence that mcan presented.
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