Songs that are ripoffs of other songs...
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Re: Songs that are ripoffs of other songs...
Song that's better than the song it rips off but remains a ripoff:
...which sounds an awful lot like:
It remains one of my favorite songs.
...which sounds an awful lot like:
It remains one of my favorite songs.
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^ Well actually, the Pulp song sounds like the original Gloria by Umberto Tozzi... which Laura Branigan did a cover of.
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The Belgian entry for Eurovision in 2016
Laura Tesoro - What's The Pressure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP3USrYpr5w
One of the rare good songs from the contest but the bass is basically the same one used in Good Times/Rapper's Delight
Laura Tesoro - What's The Pressure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP3USrYpr5w
One of the rare good songs from the contest but the bass is basically the same one used in Good Times/Rapper's Delight
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Although I like Twenty One Pilots, I felt "Tear In My Heart":
Sounded a lot like Amanda Palmer's "The Killing Type":
Sounded a lot like Amanda Palmer's "The Killing Type":
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Ed Sheeran sued for $20M over Photograph http://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/ed-sheeran-sued-for-dollar20m-for-allegedly-copying-song-released-by-x-factor-winner/ar-AAgO40D?ocid=ansmsnent11
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Originally Posted by Phantom Dreamer
Santigold's "Disparate Youth" borrows heavily from XTC's "Making Plans For Nigel".
Tom Petty's "Angel Dream No. 2" sounds quite a lot like some other song, I think, but I can't pinpoint the song it's ripping off, if it is indeed ripping off another song.
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Stairway To Heaven Trail: Jimmy Page testifies; The 'Mary Poppins' connection.
Spoilerized due to length of content.
Spoilerized due to length of content.
Spoiler:
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Re: Songs that are ripoffs of other songs...
it's not a ripoff but more than likely an homage to Goblin's music to Dario Argento's "Tenebrae"; but I love how Justice integrated the theme music in their song 'Phantom'
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Led Zeppelin Did Not Steal ‘Stairway to Heaven,’ Jury Says
LOS ANGELES — Led Zeppelin did not steal the opening riff of its classic rock anthem “Stairway to Heaven,” a federal jury ruled here on Thursday, giving the band a victory in a copyright case in which millions of dollars were at stake.
The case pitted an obscure song from the margins of rock history against one of the canonical hits of the genre. The suit was filed two years ago by Michael Skidmore, a trustee for the songs of Randy Wolfe, a member of the band Spirit. It contends that the Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and Robert Plant had lifted substantial portions of the Spirit song “Taurus,” from 1968, for the beginning of “Stairway to Heaven,” which was released in 1971 and, by some estimates, has earned more than $500 million.
Mr. Wolfe died in 1997 and complained of the similarity in interviews but never brought a suit. The case was filed shortly after a Supreme Court ruling allowed copyright infringement cases to go forward even after long delays.
Lawyers for Mr. Skidmore presented evidence showing that the bands crossed paths while touring early in their careers, as well as testimony from music experts saying that both songs shared a similar chord progression and, most distinctively, a descending bass line in a chromatic scale.
Mr. Plant and Mr. Page both testified that “Stairway to Heaven” had been composed independently, and that while both bands had played on the same bill a handful of times, they did not recall ever seeing Spirit perform and had no familiarity with “Taurus” until the lawsuit was brought.
“I didn’t remember it then, and I don’t remember it now,” Mr. Plant said.
The jury found that, although Mr. Page and Mr. Plant had access to “Taurus” before the release of “Stairway to Heaven,” the two songs’ original elements did not contain enough similarities. Before reaching the verdict on Thursday, the jury asked to listen to audio recordings of the introductions to both songs twice.
“We are grateful for the jury’s conscientious service and pleased that it has ruled in our favor, putting to rest questions about the origins of ‘Stairway to Heaven’ and confirming what we have known for 45 years,” Mr. Plant and Mr. Page said in a statement on Thursday.
The plaintiff’s lawyer, Francis Malofiy, said an appeal was being considered.
The statute of limitations for past copyright infringement is three years. The two sides presented widely different estimates of Led Zeppelin’s earnings from 2011 to 2014, when the case was filed.
Experts for the plaintiff pointed to a $60 million music publishing deal that Mr. Page and Mr. Plant signed with Warner Music and suggested that a large portion of that could be attributed to “Stairway.” But later in the trial, an accountant called by Led Zeppelin’s side put the amounts at $615,000 for Mr. Page and $532,000 for Mr. Plant.
The trial was the second major case in a year to involve copyright issues and the music industry, after Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams were ordered to pay $5.3 million to the family of Marvin Gaye over their 2013 hit “Blurred Lines.” That case, which has been appealed, has led to a wide debate in the music world over the limits of copyright protection, and whether the musical elements of homage — a song’s atmospherics, rhythms and overall “feel” — can cross the line into infringement.
The case pitted an obscure song from the margins of rock history against one of the canonical hits of the genre. The suit was filed two years ago by Michael Skidmore, a trustee for the songs of Randy Wolfe, a member of the band Spirit. It contends that the Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and Robert Plant had lifted substantial portions of the Spirit song “Taurus,” from 1968, for the beginning of “Stairway to Heaven,” which was released in 1971 and, by some estimates, has earned more than $500 million.
Mr. Wolfe died in 1997 and complained of the similarity in interviews but never brought a suit. The case was filed shortly after a Supreme Court ruling allowed copyright infringement cases to go forward even after long delays.
Lawyers for Mr. Skidmore presented evidence showing that the bands crossed paths while touring early in their careers, as well as testimony from music experts saying that both songs shared a similar chord progression and, most distinctively, a descending bass line in a chromatic scale.
Mr. Plant and Mr. Page both testified that “Stairway to Heaven” had been composed independently, and that while both bands had played on the same bill a handful of times, they did not recall ever seeing Spirit perform and had no familiarity with “Taurus” until the lawsuit was brought.
“I didn’t remember it then, and I don’t remember it now,” Mr. Plant said.
The jury found that, although Mr. Page and Mr. Plant had access to “Taurus” before the release of “Stairway to Heaven,” the two songs’ original elements did not contain enough similarities. Before reaching the verdict on Thursday, the jury asked to listen to audio recordings of the introductions to both songs twice.
“We are grateful for the jury’s conscientious service and pleased that it has ruled in our favor, putting to rest questions about the origins of ‘Stairway to Heaven’ and confirming what we have known for 45 years,” Mr. Plant and Mr. Page said in a statement on Thursday.
The plaintiff’s lawyer, Francis Malofiy, said an appeal was being considered.
The statute of limitations for past copyright infringement is three years. The two sides presented widely different estimates of Led Zeppelin’s earnings from 2011 to 2014, when the case was filed.
Experts for the plaintiff pointed to a $60 million music publishing deal that Mr. Page and Mr. Plant signed with Warner Music and suggested that a large portion of that could be attributed to “Stairway.” But later in the trial, an accountant called by Led Zeppelin’s side put the amounts at $615,000 for Mr. Page and $532,000 for Mr. Plant.
The trial was the second major case in a year to involve copyright issues and the music industry, after Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams were ordered to pay $5.3 million to the family of Marvin Gaye over their 2013 hit “Blurred Lines.” That case, which has been appealed, has led to a wide debate in the music world over the limits of copyright protection, and whether the musical elements of homage — a song’s atmospherics, rhythms and overall “feel” — can cross the line into infringement.
#147
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Re: Songs that are ripoffs of other songs...
Taylor Swifts 'Shake it off' takes many beats from Toni Basil 'Oh Mickey.' Just listen to the first few beats each song and they are exactly alike.
I never knew that when Prince wrote 'Purple Rain', he called Journey and asked them if it sounded too much like 'Faithfully'? Journey was fine with the song, and no legal action was ever taken.
I never knew that when Prince wrote 'Purple Rain', he called Journey and asked them if it sounded too much like 'Faithfully'? Journey was fine with the song, and no legal action was ever taken.