Random music news for Friday, July 9, 2021
Getting my second shot today! AstraZenca + Pfizer, which is supposed to turn me into Spider-Man. Or The Hulk. I
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Plagiarism
Elvis Costello speaks sense about senseless plagiarism charges
The Internet seems to be ganging up on Olivia Rodrigo for allegedly appropriating the ideas of other people. First, Courtney
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How do we feel about this new plagiarism allegation against Childish Gambino’s “This is America?”
Childish Gambino‘s (aka Donald Glover) “This Is America” is one of the most powerful songs and videos of the last
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Random music news for Friday, April 2, 2021
I’m not surprised at this. I already know people who are poisonous. As for music news for April 2, 2021…
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Ongoing History Daily: The sad Men at Work plagiarism case
One of the big hits of the early 80s was Men at Work’s “Down Under.” What most people don’t know
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A sad story of plagiarism regarding a big Australia hit.
[Readers of these pages know that I often cover stories about accusations of plagiarism when it comes to songwriting. Troy
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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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Random music news for Friday, January 1, 2021
It’s over. The next couple of months will be rough, but things WILL get better this year. Meanwhile, distract yourself
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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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Sanity prevails: US Supreme Court refuses to hear “Stairway to Heaven” plagiarism case
It’s the plagiarism case that will not go away (it’s been with us since 2014). The estate of Randy California,
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