Coldplay Denies Copying 'Viva La Vida'

PopEater / Wire Services
posted: 119 DAYS 4 HOURS AGO
comments: 12
filed under: Gut Reactions, Music News
PRINT|E-MAILMORE
Text SizeAAA
LOS ANGELES (April 7) - Coldplay has denied in federal court that it copied parts of Joe Satriani's music for its hit song, "Viva La Vida."
In a response filed in Los Angeles on Monday, attorneys for Coldplay's band members also argued that any similarities between "Viva La Vida" and Satriani's "If I Could Fly" weren't enough to warrant damages.
Skip over this content
Skip over this content

Satriani's song "lacks originality," Coldplay's response claims, and shouldn't receive copyright protection.
Satriani sued Coldplay in December, claiming the British band used "substantial, original portions" of Satriani's "If I Could Fly," which was released in 2004.
Satriani's lawyer, Howard E. King, said Coldplay's response was typical for copyright infringement cases and he reiterated that he thought the matter could have been resolved without a lawsuit.
Skip over this content
2009 AOL LLC. All Rights Reserved. // Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. // Copyright 2009, Reuters
2009-04-06 19:38:47
PRINT|E-MAILDIGGAIMMORE