Thoughts on Songwriting
Once more, musical copyright hits the headlines. (see previous blogs, passim). In this instance, it is Led Zeppelin who are facing a second lawsuit from the estate of Randy California – which is such a cool fucking name. In this case, it is for Zep’s most famous song Stairway to Heaven, which the lawsuit alleges …
Plagiarism is a boring subject that I’ve talked about all too often on these pages, but the latest high profile case is a perfect little microcosm of the problem, and where the lawyers are leading us. So. I assume we’re all familiar with Radiohead’s Creep (Pablo Honey, 1993) yes? Well they were successfully sued by Albert Hammond …
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