Band penalized for copied riff in 'Down Under' hit
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Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:58 pmby RhythmMan
Article on yahoo; article here:
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100706/ap_ ... en_at_work
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Link good as of 7-6-2010
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Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:56 pmby gbheil
I find that a bit ridiculous. 1983 ? Who the hell even remembers 1983?
OH don't you dare use a D chord. Been done before by ... someone.
Perhaps Men at Work should have been paid royalties for bringing some attention to that coo coo bird song.
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Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:03 pmby philbymon
I KNEW I'd heard that riff before...back when I was a Campfire Girl...ah, memories!
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Tue Jul 06, 2010 7:36 pmby RhythmMan
How'd you like to go to work - and have someone else collect part of your pay?
(Oh - wait - the gvt. does that, already!).
Still, theft is still theft, even if it's only part of a song.
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The rappers are the worst. The can't create, so they copy.
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Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:17 pmby gbheil
You make a good point Alan but how far does it go?
I mean there are only so many notes ya know.
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Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:48 pmby fisherman bob
Who invented the first blues progression? That person's estate should be worth billions by now...Lawsuits like this should be declared frivilous and promptly dismissed.