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19 releases – 13 under his own name, 4 under 1 pseudonym and 2 credits on others' music Edit
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Adam Freeland
Jul, 8 2009
Back in April we reported that Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” was at the center of a plagiarism accusation from Joe Satriani, who accused the anthemic quartet of borrowing a little too liberally from his own “If I Could Fly.” Then more comparisons emerged: did the tune sound too much like “Songs I Didn’t Write” by Creaky Boards? Did Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) really hear strains of his song “Foreigner Suite” in to too? The origins and ownership of the simple chord progression are still being debated, but the thorny issues of originality, borrowing, sampling and downright stealing continue to arise. The newest subject of a lawsuit involves “Party All The Time,” which features on the new Black Eyed Peas album The E.N.D. and apparently imitates “Mancry,” a track from Cope by Freeland. Adam Freeland twittered incredulously: “OK. Check this. Listen to our song ‘Mancry’. Now listen to the Black Eyed Peas ‘Party all the time’ WTF,” and judging by the subsequent internet chatter, many agree that there’s close similarities. Unsurprisingly, lawyers have been engaged.
