The next time you think “THIS song sounds way too much like THAT song,” remember that you read this article
There are exactly 12 notes on the Western musical scale. There’s a finite number of ways they can be put
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Copyright Infringement
Random music news for Monday, July 11, 2022
I already miss Paulie Walnuts. So do many others. Now let’s look at music news for July 11, 2022. How
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Mariah Carey is sued for plagiarism over “All I Want for Christmas” and I can’t figure out why.
Beware: I’m about to defend Mariah Carey’s music. I know, right? Like many millions around the planet, I detest the
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Far be it from me to come to the rescue of Justin Bieber, but…
Another week, another insane copyright infringement lawsuit. Justin Bieber and collaborators Dan + Shay have been accused of ripping off–sorry,
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Random music news for Saturday, March 19, 2022
No more Botox and Cialis for Russians. That means sanctions that will result in wrinkles and ED. Ouch. Moving on
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Day two of the HitPiece saga: Major artists involved, but were any laws broken?
Within a calendar day of making a notoriously terrible first impression, HitPiece has zapped its website back to life, smug
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Random music news for Tuesday, August 3, 2021
It’s my parents’ anniversary today: 64 years. Wow. As for other things happening on August 3, 2021, here’s some music
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Musical plagiarism is nothing new. Check out this short film from 1943.
I’ve been following all the lawsuits alleging copyright infringement, song theft, and musical plagiarism for years now. Most of the
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 906: Unfortunate sonic coincidences: The lawsuits.
Okay, let’s go over this one more time. There are just twelve notes in the Western scale. The ways they
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Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” lawsuit gets kicked up a notch
If you’ve been following all the nonsensical copyright infringement/plagiarism lawsuits in the music industry (cf. “Blurred Lines,” “Stairway to Heaven,”
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Led Zeppelin has won in the “Stairway to Heaven” copyright lawsuit. Again.
Yes, this stupid, futile lawsuit has been ongoing this entire time. To recap, the estate of Randy California (he of
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