Gary Moore Sued, Still got the Blues is a ripp off |
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Dec 9 2008, 08:58 PM
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Check out this video at 5.20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe-uwEqTjd0 The German Jam band Jud's Gallery just won a law suit at a German court BERLIN (Reuters) - A German court has ordered former Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore to pay damages after ruling the guitar solo in his 1990 hit "Still Got the Blues" had been plagiarized from a German song written in 1974. A court in the southern city of Munich said on Wednesday the solo in Moore's song was too similar to the one in "Nordrach" by the band Jud's Gallery not to have been copied -- even though the German song was not available on record at the time. In a statement, the court ordered Moore, 56, from Northern Ireland, and his record label to pay damages to band leader Juergen Winter who brought the case. The amount has yet to be fixed. Moore had denied knowing the song, which the court said could only have been heard live or on radio at the time. The court said it had no evidence the solo had been lifted deliberately, but that this was immaterial in copyright infringement. Moore can appeal against the decision. "Still Got the Blues" was the title track on Moore's album of the same name, one of the guitarist's most successful records. According to online chart database everyhit.com the single reached 31 in the British singles charts in May 1990. Moore played with Thin Lizzy for a few months in 1974 and again in 1978-79 before leaving the Irish band to start a solo career. Obviously that law suit was pending for quite a while. Anyway it really looks like Gary lifted that melodie nearly without changes. I still think he is great. But also a melodie thief. But i think it's stupid to ask for money after so many years. In addition Gary used this melodie only as the head. OK, he also used the whole chord progression but it is very basic anyway. I consider Still got the blues still an amazing song. What do you think about this plagiarism business (Satriani/Coldplay etc.) This post has been edited by ItsMe: Dec 9 2008, 09:18 PM |
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Dec 9 2008, 09:12 PM
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I have nothing else to say then:
 Sounds way too similar not to have been copied.. I really did not know that... Mr. Moore perfected it, though (imo).. And is still my hero 
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Dec 9 2008, 09:17 PM
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Yes, he perfected it and made it a great song. Jud's Gallery only played a quite incoherent jam.
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Dec 9 2008, 09:27 PM
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I hope I get sued one day since that means I must have written a hit song and made plenty of green someone would want from me
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Dec 9 2008, 09:31 PM
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QUOTE (MickeM @ Dec 9 2008, 09:27 PM)  I hope I get sued one day since that means I must have written a hit song and made plenty of green someone would want from me Agree Btw,I liked Moore's progression a way more, Bm7/-5 and E instead of Dm and G is damn sweet. 
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Dec 9 2008, 09:42 PM
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This suing business is really putting a music industry on a bad voice. Now when they don't have the money they look for old songs and check out similarities with bigger hits, so they can sue them because it's similar. Well of course the songs can be similar or the same, we all have influences, and maybe Gary heard this song and somehow subconciesly made similar melody, but that doesn't mean these guys can sue him for that. Did they made that song and make a great hit? I don't think so. Why are they suing them, this song was famous because of him, not them that's for sure.
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Dec 9 2008, 09:44 PM
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WOW I didn't know this! Seems like a clean case and court already made a decision....I hate to believe it but I don't think this could be a coincidence at all
 I can't really understand musician hearing a cool song of unknown artist and stealing it (thinking no one will care)... That is just sad...Its cool that he made a hit song out of it (promotion) but It wasn't his idea at start to begin with so its sad And music is "infinite" !! You can't make same two songs if you don't do it deliberately.You can make something similar maybe but not sooo similar that you get sued for that (like these cases with Garry and Coldplay)..I'm not saying hitting same progression , but whole deal that makes a song...(arrangement, rhythm , solos , etc)...There are strict rules when it comes to assessing what is a plagiarism and what isn't... This post has been edited by Bogdan Radovic: Dec 9 2008, 09:45 PM -------------------- For GMC support please email support (at) guitarmasterclass.net
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Dec 9 2008, 10:08 PM
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QUOTE (audiopaal @ Dec 9 2008, 09:49 PM) The original solo from Jud's Gallery is far from being THAT close to Gary Moores solo, at least that's what I've heard.. I think they've ben putting out newer videos of themselves, where they infact have copied Gary Moore a little I read a long story about that somewhere on the web.. The thought hit me when I watched it, the take was from 2007 and the song only played live and on radio. So maybe they themselves spiced it up the Moore way a little bit, intentional or unintentional, he should sue them right back for copying his version of their version. 
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Dec 10 2008, 12:11 AM
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QUOTE (Pedja Simovic @ Dec 9 2008, 11:35 PM) You guys are right! 2007 version is not good for comparison We need the original back from 70's. I've talked with Gary and he's going to make a mp3 for us of a take from the 70's that me made with a concealed tape recorded in one of their shows 
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