Ongoing History Daily: Radiohead’s plagiastic gaffe
Some of the guys in Radiohead have hated their song “Creep” since they recorded it in 1992. Yes, it was the band’s breakthrough single, but they don’t like playing it—and they don’t make
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Plagiarism
This music copyright lawsuit over “dembow” really needs to be thrown out. Now.
Back in 1989, Jamaican duo Steely & Clevie released a single entitled “Fish Market.” It appeared as a B-side of a 7-inch single released on their own Kingston-based indie label Steely & Clevie
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Random music news for Friday, June 2, 2023
This is fun: An actual Monty Python-like stand-up joke written in medieval times. No mention of hamsters or smelling like elderberries. (Via Larry) Here’s what I have for music news for June 2,
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Ed Sheeran WINS the copyright infringement suit brought against him by the estate of Marvin Gaye.
Good. Justice has been served. In case you weren’t aware, part of the same party who successful sued Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams over “Blurred Lines” sounding too much like Gaye’s “Got to
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Random music news for Friday, April 28, 2023
Meanwhile in Florida, the Killer Clown Case is over after 33 years. Digest that and then move on to music news for April 28, 2023. More music news? Look here. BONUS: Chatty parrots
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Marvin Gaye’s estate is suing Ed Sheeran. Listen and you be the judge.
Back in 2018, the estate of Marvin Gaye successfully sued Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams over “Blurred Lines” because a jury agreed that the song sounded–or rather, felt–too much like Gaye’s “Got to
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What if this court case results in a ruling that means beats and rhythm can be copyrighted?
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] When a jury ruled that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams had plagiarized Marvin Gaye’s 1977 hit Got to Give It Up for their song Blurred Lines, a
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Random music news for Tuesday, March 14, 2023
I would not want to parallel park this monster. But I’ll happily do music news for March 14, 2023. More music news? Check here. BONUS: This is one of the best songs addressing
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Ongoing History Daily: The Silliest Plagiarism Suit Ever
Plagiarism is an awful thing. It’s when you appropriate someone else’s work and then claim it for your own. It’s immoral, unethical and in many cases, illegal. Now consider this. Mike Batt is
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Random music news for Friday, October 7, 2022
If only I had room for this TV. I do have bandwidth for music news for October 7, 2022, though… The Taylor Swift “Shake It Off” plagiarism case continues. It’s another silly one.
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Random music news for Friday, September 2, 2022
Labour Day Weekend already? There must be a mistake. How can summer be over? Distract yourself from that fact with some music news for September 2, 2022. Feist has left Arcade Fire’s WE
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