[Music] Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams hit for 7 mil in "Blurred Lines" verdict

[Bowielee]

Thanks Disney.

No seriously, look it up. Most of the copyright bullshit that we know today was lobbied for by the "house of mouse".

 

[GasBandit]

Thanks Disney.

No seriously, look it up. Most of the copyright bullshit that we know today was lobbied for by the "house of mouse".

Oh, I know you to be correct for a fact, no worries. Disney is the Sauron of the copyright world.

 

[sixpackshaker]

Hopefully people will start writing original music again. I also want to abolish heavy sampling.

I wonder how much they would have to pay if the family was offered royalties up front for lifting the 10 or so seconds of the song that sounds exactly the same.

 

[phil]

I listened to both for a bit and kinda hear it? I mean the general funky beat I guess. I mean there's only so many ways you can mash notes together to make it sound good.

Most music sounds kind of alike anyway.

 

[Chad Sexington]

This website is fun: Sounds Just Like

I found it via this video:



But obviously rip-offs do happen, and artists -we can debate the remuneration- deserve credit where due.

 

[PatrThom]

This website is fun: Sounds Just Like.

FYI, some of those soundalikes did result in lawsuits.

--Patrick

 

[jwhouk]

Okay, I listened to one of the YT "comparison" videos.

If I were on the jury, I think I still would have gone, "You're kidding, right?"

 

[Charlie Don't Surf]

Walt Disney was a piece of shit

 

[Ravenpoe]

Walt Disney was a piece of shit

This is likely true. Also possibly a genius. A piece of shit genius.

 

[bhamv3]

This is likely true. Also possibly a genius. A piece of shit genius.

I am no longer surprised when these two qualities overlap.

 

[fade]

See also -

http://www.cracked.com/article_18431_8-romantic-songs-you-didnt-know-were-about-rape.html

They're off about Baby it's Cold Outside. That's an easy target, but as better writers than me have pointed out, the woman in the song is actually giving consent using socially acceptable language of the day. He never forces her to stay--she's putting up the front required by contemporary society.

 

[checkeredhat]

I listened to both for a bit and kinda hear it? I mean the general funky beat I guess. I mean there's only so many ways you can mash notes together to make it sound good.

Most music sounds kind of alike anyway.

Every time someone posts that Axis of Awesome video I am reminded of Rob Paravonian's Pachabel Rant:

 

[Just Me]

After I showed the gf the Pachelbel rant video we drove into the city for a stroll and among other things we had some chuckles at Pachelbel's grave. True fact!

 

[chris]

This website is fun: Sounds Just Like

I found it via this video:



But obviously rip-offs do happen, and artists -we can debate the remuneration- deserve credit where due.

Here is another website with more songs: That song sounds like

 

[PatrThom]

Muzzle still wet with his last kill, the hunter sets his sights on his next victim.

Marvin Gaye’s Family Suggests Pharrell’s “Happy” Could Be a Rip-off of Another Gaye Song

--Patrick

 

[Ravenpoe]

Muzzle still wet with his last kill, the hunter sets his sights on his next victim.

Marvin Gaye’s Family Suggests Pharrell’s “Happy” Could Be a Rip-off of Another Gaye Song

--Patrick

Well, they do both have things like 'notes' and 'rhythm'... seems suspicious to me.

 

[PatrThom]

Stumbled over this yesterday.

Was listening right along until it got to about 1:20 and then the "I've heard this before" hairs started to raise.
I puzzled over it for a while and then realized it was this:

Quick! Someone get those lawyers on the phone!

--Patrick