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Coldplay sued by Joe Satriani
Noct:
http://whatafoolbelieves.tumblr.com/post/63241703/joe-satriani-sues-coldplay-over-viva-la-vida
By far the best thing to come out of this ridiculous lawsuit.
Nodaisho:
I'm really not seeing why the general opinion on this forum seems to be against the guitar wankery, for lack of a better term.
Spluff:
Because they predominantly listen to indie rock, which is about as far away as you can possibly get. Indie rock has people that can barely play their instruments, and that's the way they like it.
That and they've never actually heard any good instrumental guitar tracks.
billiumbean:
Yeah, it's eerie, but its stupid to want to stamp your name on anything that sounds similar to anything you've already stamped your name on. It really just shows how much of a sellout he is, if you think about it. Skill or no, that's just money-grubbing.
Also, anyone remember when the Verve was sued by the Rolling Stones for Bittersweet Symphony's violin track? They had permission to sample the Stones, but "not that much". Notably, they only got pissy after Bittersweet Symphony became popular.
And what about the Romantics' "What I Like About You" in Guitar Hero? Activision had all the permission they needed, and they were still sued because the cover they created sounded "too good". Also, the chords in that song are the same as the ones in "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones, and "Wild Thing" by Chip Taylor, so the Romantics can go to hell entirely.
I guess it exposes two things; one, Coldplay would have gotten sued if they had permission anyway, I reckon; and two, nobody in this case are justified because one is copying someone elses song and the other is purely doing this for the money.
Inlander:
--- Quote from: Spluff on 08 Dec 2008, 20:05 ---That and they've never actually heard any good instrumental guitar tracks.
--- End quote ---
I think I'll go listen to some Django Reinhardt right about now.
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