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Admitted, of the four chord's, one is not similar. this is very important because it is not similarity in feel. it's literally whether it's the exact same notes. so, i believe it is not infringement. >> interesting. now, sheeran testified that both songs are based on a calming chord progression, and his lawyer said the similarities between the two songs are commonplace ingredients that are found in numerous other songs, and free for any musician to use. what do you say to that explanation? >> well, let's go back a little bit in history here. there was a conflagration starting with the blurred ...

That this case was originally filed back in 2017, but was delayed multiple times. and now, of, course there is a lot riding on this copyright case. what do you expect the outcome will likely be, given what we know so far? >> well, it really depends what the judge lets into evidence, what the judges instructions are. if you go back to the stairway to heaven case, led zeppelin literally toured with the band spirit. and it is literally the exact same notes. and they said, well, this goes back to the year 1400. led zeppelin has a long history of appropriating songs that some of the -- subsequently...

>> the king of calypso, known for his trademark banana boat song, harry belafonte has died. but he was so much more than a singer. belafonte was the son of poor caribbean immigrants who built a successful career winning an emmy, a tony, and three grammys. but his biggest contributions came in the fight for civil rights, as he became close friends with reverent martin luther king junior, belafonte felt against apartheid in south africa, the hiv aids epidemic, and racial injustice in the united states. well, popstar ed sheeran took the stand in new york on tuesday in a high-profile copyright inf...

As "embarrassing," and says he has plans for new sculptures that reflect this view. all i want for christmas is you is one of the most successful christmas singles of all time but now, 28 years after its release, mariah carey and her co—writer are facing a $20 million lawsuit. songwriter andy stone accuses them of exploiting a song he co—wrote in 1989 which had the same name. let's have a listen to the song you've most probably heard before. # 0ooh, yeah. # i don't want a lot for christmas. # there is just one thing i need. # i don't care about the presents. well, earlier, ispoke to pamela...

Fees, and that's because there —— the copyright act has a cost shifting provision, which is if you have filed your copyright application and somebody accuses you wrongfully of infringing the copyright, you get your legalfees paid by the loser, so this plaintiff actually has a lot to lose. i guess it depends on the outcome of cases like this one to see whether we will see more and more cases like this in the future? i suppose that's true. i think maybe the blurred lines case, where a plaintiff did win on a claim of copyright infringement, it did embolden others to do file their claims. the ...