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To me, the Sam Smith "Won't Back Down" case was much more straight-forward: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkcZV97O3pw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkcZV97O3p
by 3JPLW 12y ago
To me, the Sam Smith "Won't Back Down" case was much more straight-forward: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkcZV97O3pw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkcZV97O3pw
But that's a very simple chord progression with common vocal hits, whereas this case seems to hinge on a very distinctive bass line and percussive style.
- Lewton 12y agoMuch more straight-forward. Much closer to being the same thing. Would still have been pretty ridiculous if a verdict had been made that this counted as copyright infringement. (They settled it amicably)