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Old 12-06-2008, 05:33 AM   #1
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Maybe Coldplay isn't so great after all

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Coldplay, no strangers to plagiarism accusations, are now being sued by guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani, as the guitarist is accusing the band of ripping off his 2004 track “If I Could Fly” for their own Grammy-nominated hit “Viva La Vida.” Satriani filed a copyright infringement suit against the band in Los Angeles yesterday, accusing Coldplay of stealing “substantial original portions.”
Using one's material with permission is fine. Not getting permission is wrong. Period. Thumbs down for Coldplay. If we even get close to someone else's riff when we're writing songs we change it so there's never any question.
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Old 12-08-2008, 07:45 AM   #2
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Not cool at all.
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Old 12-08-2008, 07:53 AM   #3
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There's a youtube out there somewhere that matches the two songs up and it aligns nearly perfectly--almost like Satriani is playing a strong lead. There's also another band out there called the Creaky Boards claiming the same thing about Coldplay on the same song--their song, oddly enough, is called "songs i didn't write" or something similar.
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Old 12-08-2008, 10:35 PM   #4
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Old 12-10-2008, 10:40 AM   #5
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That's the one--the combined songs at 1:05 are pretty damning to Coldplay.
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Old 12-10-2008, 02:40 PM   #6
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Yep, I think so, too.
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Old 12-22-2008, 08:07 AM   #7
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Yeah, I always thought the lead singer was a total prick. Now I hope he has to fork over till it hurts. There is NO WAY that is a coincidence.
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