boxovoices Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 An American rock guitarist has filed a lawsuit against Coldplay, accusing the popular British band of plagiarising one of his songs on their latest hit album, according to court documents published on Thursday.Joe Satriani, known for his instrumental compositions, alleges Coldplay's song "Viva la Vida" had "copied and incorporated substantial original portions" from his own track "If I Could Fly" recorded on an album released in 2004. Satriani's lawsuit demands damages and "any and all profits" related to the alleged copyright infringement. A representative for the band was not immediately available for comment. Coldplay's latest album "Viva la vida," released in June, has topped the charts in Europe and the United States. The recording helped Coldplay win seven nominations for the 2009 Grammy awards. See for yourself... ?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0">?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="360" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Wow, i have to say they do sound similar but i have never heard of that guitarist before and i doubt that coldplay would have either. Studiio - All-In-One Radio Communication Platform SMS | Phone Calls | Social Media | Content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxovoices Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 James! Wash your mouth out! Joe Satriani is a guitar GOD! He taught Kirk Hemmett from Metallica among others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Im not with any U.S rock music anymore :o All im saying is that it sounds fair, coldplay has a chance of actually loosing this battle. Studiio - All-In-One Radio Communication Platform SMS | Phone Calls | Social Media | Content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxovoices Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 Coldplay should lose. They've never been anything more than second rate. To call them a rock band is beyond belief. Insulting actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arfa B Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 James! Wash your mouth out! Joe Satriani is a guitar GOD! Man, Joe Sat, is in the same league as Geoff Whitehorn, Robin Trower, Jimmy Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Rory Gallagher and the like- a bloody genius..... and James...... Coldplay are ENGLISH! Not bleedin'American! :biggrinthumb: If I have helped you with a Freebie- please be kind enough to add a link from your own site or blog to mine- thanks! http://arthurburton.net Thank You! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlwelden Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 I'm hardly a guitar fan by any means and I've heard of Joe Satriani. This is due to the fact that his name appears as a product line of gear (FX pedals/guitars/etc.) in music catalogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairedodin Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Ouch! I don't see how Coldplay could not lose that one! They didn't even bother changing the key or tempo! (provided that Joe Satriani came up with it first) I think that the rule is 30s though, and it's slightly under, but since it's chords and melody... we'll see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlwelden Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 When the two were overlapped it was uncanny. Hey, Huey Lewis and The News won against Ray Parker Jr. Parker ripped off the same elements from Lewis' "I Wanna New Drug" when he put out "Ghostbusters" If anyone wants to learn more about intellectual property battles in todays digital sampling age, then go no farther than the book "Fair Use: the story of the letter U and the numeral 2" by Negativland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 James! Wash your mouth out! Joe Satriani is a guitar GOD! Man, Joe Sat, is in the same league as Geoff Whitehorn, Robin Trower, Jimmy Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Rory Gallagher and the like- a bloody genius..... and James...... Coldplay are ENGLISH! Not bleedin'American! :biggrinthumb: I know I was talking aboutJoe Satriani Studiio - All-In-One Radio Communication Platform SMS | Phone Calls | Social Media | Content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbook Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Heard about this, Coldplay will more then likely lose on this one the two songs are very similar. Anyone remember Vanilla Ice and his arguments on the difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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