Try to visit your site YouTube. Some videos that try to prove how similar the two songs that the last two weekends to make a scene: "If I Could Fly" works of Joe Satriani's album Is There Love in Space? (2004) and "Viva La Vida" of Coldplay's album Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008).
Some fans do experimentation with meleburkan (mash-up) is the second song. In fact part of the melody and chord progression is the second number is similar to. Are Coldplay crib?
Satriani on 4 December lay claim to copyright infringement because the court papers that instrumentalnya. According Satriani, "Viva La Vida" enter "the parts of the original substantive" from "If I Could Fly." Guitarist aged 52 years was held immediately demanded that the council determine the compensation and profit sharing sales "Viva La Vida".
However, Coldplay on Tuesday (9 / 12) disputed the allegations by saying that the similarity between the two songs is "sheer coincidence". Official statement they also said, "If there are similarities, it is not surprising kesengajaan and we also. Satriani great musicians, but does not affect the track 'Viva La Vida'. "
Satriani take legal steps Coldplay day after receiving seven Grammy nominations, the most prestigious musical gift in the United States. "Viva La Vida" nominated as best song and recorded in 2008. Music and lyrics to "Viva La Vida" was written four personnel Coldplay, Chris Martin of (vocal), Guy Berryman (bass), Johnny Buckland (guitar), and Will Champion (drums). Title song is inspired paintings by Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo.
According to the origin of property rights lawyer New York, Oren Warshavsky, Satriani can win if you scale down one's demands proved successful in both the paper that there is "irrefutable similarities." After that, the articles of law must explain in detail the Coldplay plagiarism really is not simply alias the process merely accidental.
In addition, the position of Satriani quite profitable because it creates more work first. Moreover, "If I Could Fly" has been published and distributed early so that they can strengthen the legal argument that "logical and convincing" to circumvent the argument that Coldplay just coincidence it happened.
According to Warshavsky, the trial could at least throw vonis Coldplay perform the plagiarism accidentally. Similar cases that had experienced vocalist Michael Bolton, who evidently did not deliberately copy the songs, "Love is a Wonderful Thing" (1991) from the same titled song of the Isley Brothers released in 1957. Bolton convicted submit all single track sales profit to the Isley Brothers.
Other examples experienced hit creation former guitarist The Beatles, George Harrison, "My Sweet Lord" (1970), the trial process that lasted decades. Harrison submitted to the court because his work is indicted cheat song trio The Chiffons, "He's So Fine" (1962).
