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Copyright Infringement

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Music News 

The next time you think “THIS song sounds way too much like THAT song,” remember that you read this article

July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Copyright Infringement, Legal Claims, Plagiarism, Songwriting

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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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, July 11, 2022

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments CDs, Copyright Infringement, Ed Sheeran, Miles Davis, Tool

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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Controversy 

Mariah Carey is sued for plagiarism over “All I Want for Christmas” and I can’t figure out why.

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, Andy Stone, Copyright Infringement, Mariah Carey, Plagiarism

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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Music News 

Far be it from me to come to the rescue of Justin Bieber, but…

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments 10000 Hours, Copyright Infringement, Dan + Shay, Justin Bieber, palgiarism, The First Time Baby is a Holiday

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

March 19, 2022March 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Copyright Infringement, Deadmau5, Dua Lipa, Greta Van Fleet, iPods, Mark Cuban, Minnie Mouse, Plagiarism

No more Botox and Cialis for Russians. That means sanctions that will result in wrinkles and ED. Ouch. Moving on

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Music News 

Day two of the HitPiece saga: Major artists involved, but were any laws broken? 

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 Amber Healy 0 Comments Apple, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Disney, DMCA, Hidden Pony Records, HitPiece, iTunes, Mike Renaud, NFTs, Nickelodeon, Rory Felton, Slaight Music, The Human Fly, Trademark

Within a calendar day of making a notoriously terrible first impression, HitPiece has zapped its website back to life, smug

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, August 3, 2021

August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Copyright Infringement, Covid, Foo Fighters, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Jared Leto, Kanye, Kurt Cobain, Led Zeppelin, Live Nation, Lordi, Paul McCartney, Polaris Music Prize, Supertramp, Twitter

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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Music History 

Musical plagiarism is nothing new. Check out this short film from 1943.

February 2, 2021February 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Copyright Infringement, Plagiarism

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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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 906: Unfortunate sonic coincidences: The lawsuits.

January 15, 2021January 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Copyright Infringement, Lawsuits, Ongoing History, Plagiarism

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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Music Industry 

Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” lawsuit gets kicked up a notch

October 15, 2020March 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Copyright Infringement, Katy Perry, Marcus Gray, Plagiarism

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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Music News 

Led Zeppelin has won in the “Stairway to Heaven” copyright lawsuit. Again.

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Copyright Infringement, Plagiarism, Spirit, Stairway to Heaven, Taurus

Yes, this stupid, futile lawsuit has been ongoing this entire time. To recap, the estate of Randy California (he of

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