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18 Sep 8:10 am
... AmLaw Daily reports: When news broke Wednesday that guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani's copyright suit
against the band Coldplay had been settled, the Litigation Daily ... between Satriani and the band in the judge's one-page filing. The only
nugget: Each side will cover its own costs and attorneys' fees. (YouTube also ... attorneys' fees for the Court to decide, after which the case is over. All the language in the
Satriani v. Coldplay cases means is that the parties have decided to resolve the costs and ...
5 Dec, 2008 10:00 pm
Today, it has been reported that guitarist Joe Satriani has sued Coldplay, alleging that portions of
Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" incorporate material from Satriani's "If I Could Fly." For those (like me) who didn't instantly know what the suit is
about, Youtube has some interesting videos comparing the relevant portions of the songs - comparisons that would probably not be widely available without sites like Youtube. Here's an
example: ...
9 Dec, 2008 7:25 pm
Guitarist Joe Satriani brought a plagiarism suit last week in Los Angeles against the band Coldplay
for allegedly plagiarizing his song "If I Could Fly." Satriani claims that Coldplay used the same melody progression in their song "Viva La
Vida."' http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1600890/20081208/coldplay.jhtml The songs can be heard together here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ofFw9DKu_I So do you think the songs are
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8 Dec, 2008 12:09 am
Plenty of mashups have ended up in copyright disputes and litigation over sampling rights. Here's one that runs things in the other direction. Joe Satriani sued Coldplay last week for plaigiarizing his song If I Could Fly in Coldplay's Viva La Vida. Someone
made a mashup of the two songs after the suit was filed to show the similarities, reversing the normal order of these things and making a case of life imitating litigation.
8 Apr 10:57 am
A little over four months after guitarist Joe Satriani accused the Grammy-winning band Coldplay of
copyright infringement, lawyers for the band denied any stealing of the alleged "substantial portions" of Satriani's song "If I Could Fly" to
comprise its big hit "Viva La Vida." The band's lawyers went on to say that the Satriani song "lacks originality" and therefore shouldn't
receive copyright ...
5 Dec, 2008 2:58 pm
... of their song Viva La Vida. Of course, this time there's a lot more muscle behind the complaint. Guitar God Joe Satriani (presumably at the urging of his record/publishing company) has sued the members of Coldplay alleging they ripped off his riff from the song If I
Could Fly. In order to prove an allegation of copyright infringement, the plaintiff (Satriani) must show: 1) Ownership of a valid Copyright 2)
Unauthorized copying by the defendant(s) #2 can be shown by "access ...
10 Dec, 2008 9:18 pm
Joe Satriani recently sued Coldplay for copying one of his songs, and a few days later a guitar
teacher, who seems to have a good handle on music theory, posts his musical analysis of whether Coldplay in fact copied. I'll bet he gets contacted by Satriani's attorney (since that's whose side he seems to favor). If he does get subpoenaed he might be forced to testify, although I'm guessing he'd be
entitled to ...
16 Sep 11:37 am
It seems that the band Coldplay and Joe Satriani have settled their dispute over allegations that the
band plagiarized his song "If I Could Fly." Mr. Satriani claimed that Coldplay's work "Viva La Vida" sounded a great deal like "If...
7 Dec, 2008 4:22 am
... 've been celebrating. Instead they were served with a copyright infringement lawsuit Thursday that claims they ripped off guitarist Joe
Satriani to write one of their biggest hits, 'Viva La Vida.'" And a comparison of the songs sure makes Satriani's ... likely that EMI is removing the comparison videos due to embarrassment on the part of Coldplay and/or legal ramifications for the ongoing
Satriani suit, as Music Industry Blog posits. One imagines that a judge or jury would merely need to see one of ...
26 Jun, 2008 3:58 pm
... Into the Now by Tesla Coverdale-Page by David Coverdale and Jimmy Page Satriani Live by Joe
Satriani Browns in Blue by The 5 Browns 12 Gardens (Live) by Billy Joel Introducing ... Self by Vernon Reid & Masque All The Right Reasons
by Nickelback Super Colossal by Joe Satriani Us and Them by Shinedown My Review Listener Supported by
The Dave Mathews Band ... Colour: Collideoscope My Review Eric Johnson: Ah Via Musicom My Review Joe Satriani: Flying in a Blue Dream My Review The 5 Browns My Review John ...
23 Apr 5:33 am
Is Coldplay original? As Paste reports, "Back in December, . . . guitarist Joe Satriani was accusing
Coldplay of plagiarizing his song, "If I Could Fly," with their undeniably catchy, monster hit, "Viva La Vida." Coldplay has now responded ... first place, it doesn't deserve shielding
of the law. Fair enough. But that's a straw man's argument, says Satriani's lawyer Howard E. King, replying that this sort of response is
"typical" in copyright infringement cases. According to King, Satriani would like ...
16 May, 2008 12:50 pm
... feel, with a great classical guitar segment. 8. One Robot's Dream by Joe Satriani. I have long
been a Satriani fan and the underlying hook in this song just holds my attention. One thing about Satriani that is different is that his songs, although largely instrumental, have a real vocal feel to them, with stanzas, a refrain and often a bridge.
Despite the guitar focus, Satriani doesn't just fill this song with lots of fret work, but still a good demonstration of his abilities ...
8 Apr 11:25 am
... "the." Why am I posting this on a law blog? First, because it's been kind of a slow week at N & B. Second, because Coldplay is getting sued! Talented guitarist Joe Satriani has long claimed "Viva La Vida" is a direct rip-off of his instrumental "If I Could Fly." ... "If I
Could Fly" weren't enough to warrant a lawsuit. The band's legal team also stated that Satriani's instrumental "lacked originality," and thus
shouldn't be covered by copyright law, therefore preventing "Viva ...
1 Jun 1:50 am
As some of you may have heard, there is a copyright lawsuit between Joe Satriani and Coldplay about
Coldplay's song "Viva la Vida." Basically, Satriani is claiming that Coldplay infringed Satriani's
copyright on his song "If I Could Fly." Of course, Coldplay is denying any ... the infantile demands of the popular ear. Recurrence is not therefore an inevitable badge of palgiarism."
Darrell v. Joe Morris Music Corp., 113 F.2d 80, 80 (2d Cir. 1940) What is very ...
6 Jun, 2008 7:45 pm
... The music is much more simplified, stripped down to basics, which has a strong appeal given the complexity that Mellencamp had achieved a few years back. The Bells of Lal by
Joe Satriani--Flying in a Blue Dream was the first Satriani
Album I ever owned and still contains what I think are some of ... in two parts, the first a short intro sort of piece and the second a more traditional Satriani song, with a verse/refrain set up. Satrini doesn't go for the all out bravado of ...
16 Sep 8:04 am
... for the 3 Count. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Coldplay, Satriani Copyright Lawsuit Dropped First off today, in something of
a surprise move, guitarist Joe Satriani has dropped his lawsuit against the band Coldplay.
Satriani had claimed that the band's song "Viva ... a financial settlement. Coldplay sharply denied the allegations and had vowed to fight the
lawsuit. Satriani wasn't the only musician who accused Coldplay of plagiarism in the song, Yusuf Islam, formerly ...
26 Oct 10:00 am
A lawsuit commenced by guitarist Joe Satriani against a wildly popular British band and its record
company has been dismissed. Satriani alleged that Coldplay stole substantial parts of his 2004 song "If I Could Fly" and improperly used them
in their hit song "Viva La Vida." From court records of the case, it seems that there was a settlement between the parties. Neither side is admitting that any agreement was reached.
Interestingly, ...
16 Dec, 2008 10:59 pm
... has put together for our enjoyment, although some trigger-happy types have already tried to get rid of some side-by-side demonstrations on YouTube, as reported by Wired here. Hear
Coldplay's track here and Joe Satriani's one here, and see what you think. One of my unfulfilled
ambitions is to organise, someday, a Copyright Concert - an evening of music that has been the subject of litigation (probably broadly defined so as to cover trademark too ...
21 May 10:02 pm
... he might consider suing for plagiarism. But first, he wants to wait and see what happens with U.S guitarist Joe Satriani who has already sued Coldplay for copyrights infringement. Satriani says parts of his song "If I could fly"
were recycled in "Viva La Vida". What do you think about all this ... changed dramatically. Cat Stevens must know this; that's why he's eagerly awaiting the Satriani verdict. I used to know a music lawyer at the firm of Selverne, Mandelbaum and Mintz in New ...
6 Dec, 2008 10:42 am
Coldplay openly admits ripping off Kate Bush: I think that is admissible evidence in this new lawsuit by Joe Satriani, who says Coldplay ripped off his song. Here's a good (and blessedly short) video comparison of the 2 songs: I can't cite cases, but there's got to
... your head if you whimsically decided -- instead of speaking -- to sing the next few things you had to say. Satriani's song is insipidly
titled "If I Could Fly," which sounds like the title of every horrible ...
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