Zuke Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Hi Gang! I would like to know what Eric thinks of the BLURRED LINES lawsuit. I thought they weren't going to get anything. It certainly "blurs the line" of influences, homage, and plagiarism. Zucco 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ter2 Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Found this on Youtube - kind of sums up what happened and the 2 "sides". I would be interested to know what others think as well - although I hear similarities, I would think this maybe happens a lot(?).Definitely "blurred lines"! Interesting case with Tom Petty/Sam Smith not too long ago, as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Ellen Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I haven't written music or songs. However, to my ear the music in question here sounds very similar. Sure these situations happen frequently in more subtle ways and wonder if there is almost no music which doesn't borrow a bit in composition at this point in time? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I think you can only get away with about 4 bars of 'inspiration'...then, you better change it up! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raspathens Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Only tunes that make money are examined for similarities with other songs. Most artists would rather have a hit first and deal with claims later. After all, hits are rare and a settlement is better than never having a hit in the first place. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Ellen Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 A perfect explanation. (-: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 One radio station played the music tracks of both songs without any vocals, and they sounded identical to my Bat-ears. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneNR Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I wonder if the courts have the where-withal to be able to ask for such a comparison as the radio station was able to demonstrate. If they were identical, then I'd have to say they just used different lyrics and the musical portion needs to be recognized as someone else's creation. Wasn't there something similar that happened with the song "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice siting the song "Under Pressure" by Queen?? AnneNR 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdoll82 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 What happens with "Weird" Al's "Word Crimes," which is a parody of "Blurred Lines"? Cheryl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Ellen Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Lol!! Word Crimes? WA had that right then...interesting question though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspbernie Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I think this was a fair verdict. Although, they would have paid far, far less out in royalties had they settled before it went to the jury! Bernie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdoll82 Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 That's spectacular! And a total surprise. Thanks, Bernie. Cheryl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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