I was happy to see this actually. I thought it was a blatant ripoff.
Posted by: Fsgdjv Dec 5 2008, 02:00 PM
Meh, it's only the main "theme" of satrianis lead there that is similar to the melody, sounds like it could be accidental. Might be ripped of aswell, obviously, but still.
Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Dec 5 2008, 02:13 PM
What an idiot Satriani is. Just because he isn't famous he wants to take money from a really successful pop act. I really dislike Satriani for this. I hate Coldplay but Satriani is clearly a money grabbing idiot.
Posted by: Jesse Dec 5 2008, 02:45 PM
satriani was there before?
Posted by: fatb0t Dec 5 2008, 03:01 PM
Who says Satch had anything to do with the making of this video?
Posted by: Fsgdjv Dec 5 2008, 03:06 PM
QUOTE (fatb0t @ Dec 5 2008, 03:01 PM)
Who says Satch had anything to do with the making of this video?
He's still suing them.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28065488/
Also, I totally agree with OrganisedConfusion, it's really silly.
Posted by: Duncan Dec 5 2008, 03:08 PM
Coldplay are one of my most hatest bands. Everything about them is so boring. They aren't doing anything new or interesting, they are challenging anything. They're so crap.
Posted by: AlexLion Dec 5 2008, 03:16 PM
Well, actually I don`t care about that, let him grab his money:) Good thing for sure that you showed me this beautiful song (by Satriani of course, i hate Coldplay, they`re like total whiners ) i don`t hear it before.
Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Dec 5 2008, 04:01 PM
QUOTE (Duncan @ Dec 5 2008, 02:08 PM)
Coldplay are one of my most hatest bands. Everything about them is so boring. They aren't doing anything new or interesting, they are challenging anything. They're so crap.
It's safe to say I hate them also lol.
Some rip offs are blatant but that isn't and is quite clearly not. I doubt it'll get through the courts in favour of Satriani.
Posted by: Matt23 Dec 5 2008, 04:10 PM
That is stupid if Satriani is really suing them because of this.
Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Dec 5 2008, 05:12 PM
Well I'm on the Satriani's side here..He got reasons why he sues them..I'm sure its not JUST the money but moral satisfaction (of course he has to ask for money when he sues for it to make impact)..Also I think he wouldn't sue if it was just a random similarity between two songs, maybe he's got more info on the story...
Posted by: opeth.db Dec 5 2008, 05:18 PM
QUOTE (Bogdan Radovic @ Dec 5 2008, 11:12 AM)
Well I'm on the Satriani's side here..He got reasons why he sues them..I'm sure its not JUST the money but moral satisfaction (of course he has to ask for money when he sues for it to make impact)..Also I think he wouldn't sue if it was just a random similarity between two songs, maybe he's got more info on the story...
Im on your team here with this Bogdan.
Posted by: fatb0t Dec 5 2008, 05:19 PM
It's a total rip off, screw Coldplay - sue their [socks] off.
Edited for language - Andrew
Posted by: opeth.db Dec 5 2008, 05:23 PM
QUOTE (fatb0t @ Dec 5 2008, 11:19 AM)
It's a total rip off, screw Coldplay - sue their balls off.
/agreed
Posted by: Duncan Dec 5 2008, 05:30 PM
Also to add: If I Could Fly is a really, really good song.
Posted by: kyldeee Dec 5 2008, 05:47 PM
QUOTE (fatb0t @ Dec 5 2008, 06:19 PM)
It's a total rip off, screw Coldplay - sue their balls off.
Yeah, man... Money has got nothing to do with this, Satriani has more money, than this group of girls will ever have... You can hear from a mile away, that that's a rip off...
Posted by: SonofDestiny Dec 5 2008, 06:15 PM
Sue their asses off.. please.
Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Dec 5 2008, 06:16 PM
QUOTE (kyldeee @ Dec 5 2008, 04:47 PM)
Yeah, man... Money has got nothing to do with this, Satriani has more money, than this group of girls will ever have... You can hear from a mile away, that that's a rip off...
Coldplay have much more money unfortunately than Satriani I think you'll find. They play big arena tours constantly and he is supposedly retiring now so he has made a huge amount in Coldplay. The song isn't a rip off. Using the same chord progression isn't ripping it off and they don't play his guitar line. He is just trying to cash in. There aren't many possibilities in music so some things will sound similar.
Satriani is a money grabbing idiot and I actually detest him now. It's disgraceful even if I want Coldplay to never release a new song. Satraini is just jealous that Coldplay made millions on the same chord progression that he made bugger all with.
If you can sue someone for that then I can name about 50 songs that rip off other artists in a similar way.
Posted by: opeth.db Dec 5 2008, 07:05 PM
QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ Dec 5 2008, 12:16 PM)
Coldplay have much more money unfortunately than Satriani I think you'll find. They play big arena tours constantly and he is supposedly retiring now so he has made a huge amount in Coldplay. The song isn't a rip off. Using the same chord progression isn't ripping it off and they don't play his guitar line. He is just trying to cash in. There aren't many possibilities in music so some things will sound similar.
Satriani is a money grabbing idiot and I actually detest him now. It's disgraceful even if I want Coldplay to never release a new song. Satraini is just jealous that Coldplay made millions on the same chord progression that he made bugger all with.
Im wondering if he really has anything to do with it? I don't know...
QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ Dec 5 2008, 12:16 PM)
If you can sue someone for that then I can name about 50 songs that rip off other artists in a similar way.
50? How about in the thousands. I do agree with you Org but it doesn't make it right. But then again we don't really live in a "right" world do we?
Posted by: Duncan Dec 5 2008, 07:10 PM
QUOTE (opeth.db @ Dec 5 2008, 06:05 PM)
But then again we don't really live in a "right" world do we?
Man, that's deep.
Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Dec 5 2008, 07:19 PM
Satriani probably needs to pay off his mortgage before the economic crisis gets worse
Posted by: opeth.db Dec 5 2008, 07:20 PM
QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ Dec 5 2008, 01:19 PM)
Satriani probably needs to pay off his mortgage before the economic crisis gets worse
LMAO! Now thats funny....
Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Dec 5 2008, 07:22 PM
QUOTE (opeth.db @ Dec 5 2008, 06:20 PM)
LMAO! Now thats funny....
He probably found the song by Coldplay when he kept thinking what if he can't pay the gas bill and was wondering how cold it gets round his area so he searched on google
Posted by: Fsgdjv Dec 5 2008, 07:24 PM
QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ Dec 5 2008, 06:16 PM)
Coldplay have much more money unfortunately than Satriani I think you'll find. They play big arena tours constantly and he is supposedly retiring now so he has made a huge amount in Coldplay. The song isn't a rip off. Using the same chord progression isn't ripping it off and they don't play his guitar line. He is just trying to cash in. There aren't many possibilities in music so some things will sound similar.
Satriani is a money grabbing idiot and I actually detest him now. It's disgraceful even if I want Coldplay to never release a new song. Satraini is just jealous that Coldplay made millions on the same chord progression that he made bugger all with.
If you can sue someone for that then I can name about 50 songs that rip off other artists in a similar way.
I agree with everything said in this post, except the parts about coldplay being bad. Well said.
Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Dec 5 2008, 07:43 PM
Well I don't think its much because the progression similarity..Many songs have similar/same progressions..But in this case the Vocal melody is practically the same as Satriani's solo over the progression..And similarities are huge..When you listen to them compared its pretty much the same song..But in this case its very interesting thing that the Satch's song doesn't have vocals (and lyrics)..So It may not be that clear of the case...In coldplay's song vocal is singing notes from the Satch's solo but of course not all of them and in the same manner...It may be very uncertain future of the law suit because of that...I think there are some rules on how many Chords/notes in a row has to match the others song in order to be a plagiarism..We'll see what comes up...I just think Satriani is hit by the feeling that his song got "stolen" by Coldplay, I don't think he is doing it just for the money rather justice..Its not ok to steal other people songs..If they liked it so much they could have asked for permission and write down the Satch as the author.. But all in all maybe just maybe Coldplay accidentally came up with the progression and melody that matches other song..That is not impossible too..
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Dec 5 2008, 08:40 PM
It is possible that Coldplay did a song unintentionally the same, but nevertheless, Satch does have the right to sue them because the theme is basically the same.
Posted by: Bondy Dec 5 2008, 10:32 PM
OC you are being very harsh to Satriani, Just because he aint on the TV or in magazine's all the time dont mean he aint loaded, Plus its the principle it is a rip off of satches song if you wrote a song then someone plagiarised it you would be miffed. You do tend to go of on a tangent, "Ohh I detest him"" is it really that big a deal no so lets move on with life.
Posted by: Martin la guitarra Dec 5 2008, 10:41 PM
QUOTE (Bondy @ Dec 5 2008, 10:32 PM)
OC you are being very harsh to Satriani, Just because he aint on the TV or in magazine's all the time dont mean he aint loaded, Plus its the principle it is a rip off of satches song if you wrote a song then someone plagiarised it you would be miffed. You do tend to go of on a tangent, "Ohh I detest him"" is it really that big a deal no so lets move on with life.
I agree with you there bondy
Posted by: inertia Dec 5 2008, 11:01 PM
Um it's the same chord progression AND phrasing, how is that not being ripped off, it's so blatant it's ridiculous. Is a single person giving him flack actually ever released and sold music, I'm guessing no...It's straight up copyright infringement...I had never heard the song, looked up the tab for satch's version and played the chords and realized I was playing the coldplay song (the synth part at the beginning), and then I started playing the solo and realized I was playing the same notes the coldplay singer was singing
QUOTE (Bondy @ Dec 5 2008, 04:32 PM)
OC you are being very harsh to Satriani, Just because he aint on the TV or in magazine's all the time dont mean he aint loaded, Plus its the principle it is a rip off of satches song if you wrote a song then someone plagiarised it you would be miffed. You do tend to go of on a tangent, "Ohh I detest him"" is it really that big a deal no so lets move on with life.
Agree 110%
Posted by: Fran Dec 5 2008, 11:21 PM
I think they should go on tour together, the mix sounded really good
Posted by: JVM Dec 6 2008, 12:55 AM
QUOTE (Fran @ Dec 5 2008, 05:21 PM)
I think they should go on tour together, the mix sounded really good
I agree
Posted by: FrankW Dec 6 2008, 12:58 AM
QUOTE (Bondy @ Dec 5 2008, 10:32 PM)
OC you are being very harsh to Satriani, Just because he aint on the TV or in magazine's all the time dont mean he aint loaded, Plus its the principle it is a rip off of satches song if you wrote a song then someone plagiarised it you would be miffed. You do tend to go of on a tangent, "Ohh I detest him"" is it really that big a deal no so lets move on with life.
Agreed.
Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Dec 6 2008, 02:23 AM
QUOTE (Bondy @ Dec 5 2008, 09:32 PM)
OC you are being very harsh to Satriani, Just because he aint on the TV or in magazine's all the time dont mean he aint loaded, Plus its the principle it is a rip off of satches song if you wrote a song then someone plagiarised it you would be miffed. You do tend to go of on a tangent, "Ohh I detest him"" is it really that big a deal no so lets move on with life.
I do hate him because he is just trying to get money because he is a failure. I couldn't care a less if somebody sounded just like me and made money. He wouldn't be playing my solo line in a song so I wouldn't sue him. People sue each other too easy these days. Satriani is just crying because he is running low on cash.
Posted by: FrankW Dec 6 2008, 04:03 AM
QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ Dec 6 2008, 02:23 AM)
I do hate him because he is just trying to get money because he is a failure. I couldn't care a less if somebody sounded just like me and made money. He wouldn't be playing my solo line in a song so I wouldn't sue him. People sue each other too easy these days. Satriani is just crying because he is running low on cash.
I have to say that I agree with everything you said except for the first three sentences, and the last sentence. Everything else made plenty of sense.
Posted by: Enucleation Dec 6 2008, 06:57 AM
Satriani is definitly not a failure OC.
Don't get so personal. I remain neutral but will say I like Joe Satriani and don't like Coldplay. also... I'll say "So that's why I kinda found that song catchy"
Posted by: Starry Manhattan Rain Dec 6 2008, 09:06 AM
QUOTE (Martin la guitarra @ Dec 6 2008, 08:41 AM)
I agree with you there bondy
+1, the melody is identical, come on. Satriani has a right to protect his intellectual property, and the vocal line follows the guitar melody almost exactly.
I also think OC you were just a bit harsh in your criticism of Satriani, for example you said "he is a failure." and "he is running low on cash". Saying things like that are stupid, firstly, he is one of the most successful instrumental rock musicians of the past 20 years. Secondly, what the hell would you know about his financial situation? Making cheap cracks about him needing money because of the financial crisis doesn't make you sound cool or witty, it makes you sound like a t00l!
Posted by: kyldeee Dec 6 2008, 09:46 AM
It might not be that big of a deal, If they'd use the same melody in some small part of the song, but the melody repeats through out the whole damn song... And I really don't care who has more money, All I know is that Satriani has made a tons of awesome songs... Coldplay not so much...
Posted by: tommyboy Dec 6 2008, 04:12 PM
QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ Dec 5 2008, 07:13 AM)
What an idiot Satriani is. Just because he isn't famous he wants to take money from a really successful pop act. I really dislike Satriani for this. I hate Coldplay but Satriani is clearly a money grabbing idiot.
Dude, your burying your head in the sand on this one. Do you really think it's about money. It's about artist expression and blatant copyright infringement. The money grabbers are Coldplay if they really did copy Satriani's music. Court's will decide this. I think it's obvious.
QUOTE (Bogdan Radovic @ Dec 5 2008, 10:12 AM)
Well I'm on the Satriani's side here..He got reasons why he sues them..I'm sure its not JUST the money but moral satisfaction (of course he has to ask for money when he sues for it to make impact)..Also I think he wouldn't sue if it was just a random similarity between two songs, maybe he's got more info on the story...
I agree!!
Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Dec 6 2008, 04:51 PM
QUOTE (tommyboy @ Dec 6 2008, 03:12 PM)
Dude, your burying your head in the sand on this one. Do you really think it's about money. It's about artist expression and blatant copyright infringement. The money grabbers are Coldplay if they really did copy Satriani's music. Court's will decide this. I think it's obvious.
I pray Satriani loses. It isn't copyright infringement and if Satriani wins then there will be a lot of bands suing each other over very minor similarities. And yes it always comes down to money with egotistical people like Joe. Coldplay have lots of money and they don't care if some nobody sues them I'd imagine.
Posted by: Matt23 Dec 6 2008, 05:08 PM
QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ Dec 6 2008, 03:51 PM)
I pray Satriani loses. It isn't copyright infringement and if Satriani wins then there will be a lot of bands suing each other over very minor similarities. And yes it always comes down to money with egotistical people like Joe. Coldplay have lots of money and they don't care if some nobody sues them I'd imagine.
Even though I really like Satriani's music, I've got to say I really hope he loses this. Nearly every chord progression and melody in the world has been used in more than one song.
Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Dec 6 2008, 05:25 PM
QUOTE (Matt23 @ Dec 6 2008, 04:08 PM)
Even though I really like Satriani's music, I've got to say I really hope he loses this. Nearly every chord progression and melody in the world has been used in more than one song.
It's exactly what I mean. I like Satriani but possibilities on songs are becoming less and less. There is only so much you can do. If people keep suing each other then people will stop writing songs through being scared of being sued by an artist they have probebly never even heard.
It's a shame. I wrote a song once and the intro sounded very much like a song by another local band and we happened to debut the song on the same day at the same gig as them and we just laughed about it and thought it was the strangest coincidence ever and it was nearly an exact copy. It happens and it also sounds like Don't Cry by Guns And Roses and you can play our song over it but nobody would ever say I hope that it was copied from that.
It gets quite depressing when you have to be fearful everytime you write a song. I haven't heard every song in the world so for all I know I could be copying someone.
It's a shame and I hope he loses this as possibilities are becoming less and less.
Posted by: Matt23 Dec 6 2008, 05:45 PM
It isn't good the amount of suing taht goes on. It's just going to make people scared to do anything.
Posted by: FrankW Dec 6 2008, 06:27 PM
QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ Dec 6 2008, 04:51 PM)
I pray Satriani loses. It isn't copyright infringement and if Satriani wins then there will be a lot of bands suing each other over very minor similarities. And yes it always comes down to money with egotistical people like Joe. Coldplay have lots of money and they don't care if some nobody sues them I'd imagine.
There are strict guidelines that define copyright infringement. I don't know what they are, and neither do you. People can't sue each other over minor similarities, but that's for the courts to decide. The fact that the melody in question is in the same key, with the exact same beat and phrasing makes it suspect in my opinion. There are just too many similarities. It doesn't happen too often, either by accident or on purpose. But I think Satch has a legitimate case here. We'll see. Either way, though, this doesn't make Satch a bad guy, OC, take it easy for crying out loud. Why all the nastiness?
Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Dec 6 2008, 08:18 PM
QUOTE (FrankW @ Dec 6 2008, 05:27 PM)
There are strict guidelines that define copyright infringement. I don't know what they are, and neither do you. People can't sue each other over minor similarities, but that's for the courts to decide. The fact that the melody in question is in the same key, with the exact same beat and phrasing makes it suspect in my opinion. There are just too many similarities. It doesn't happen too often, either by accident or on purpose. But I think Satch has a legitimate case here. We'll see. Either way, though, this doesn't make Satch a bad guy, OC, take it easy for crying out loud. Why all the nastiness?
I'm only nasty when I get annoyed about things. This has really annoyed me as I know many more songs that sound way more similar than those 2 do and the two bands don't sue each other over it.
Posted by: showyourfist Dec 7 2008, 05:36 PM
I'd side with satriani.
Listen too the rhythms, they're near indentical.
As he sings, it copies the lead exactly, even when it goes higher at the end, at exactly the same time.
Posted by: tommyboy Dec 9 2008, 04:52 AM
QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ Dec 6 2008, 01:18 PM)
I'm only nasty when I get annoyed about things. This has really annoyed me as I know many more songs that sound way more similar than those 2 do and the two bands don't sue each other over it.
What If your wrong, and the courts side with Satch? Will you admit to being a jerk about this issue. I've read both threads on this and your conduct is way out of line. It's one thing to be passionate about your own opinion but to come off as a arrogant S.O.B. does nothing for your argument. I'm done talking with you because obviously you don't give a damn what others think.
You should list your many other other songs that are much closer and similar than this example. I'd love to hear them!
tommyboy
Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Dec 9 2008, 10:17 AM
QUOTE (tommyboy @ Dec 9 2008, 03:52 AM)
What If your wrong, and the courts side with Satch? Will you admit to being a jerk about this issue. I've read both threads on this and your conduct is way out of line. It's one thing to be passionate about your own opinion but to come off as a arrogant S.O.B. does nothing for your argument. I'm done talking with you because obviously you don't give a damn what others think.
You should list your many other other songs that are much closer and similar than this example. I'd love to hear them!
tommyboy
I can't see it happening but if it did I'd be disappointed in the result. It's not being a jerk taking Coldplay's side or having a different opinion to you. I think Satch is motivated by money and that is why I've been hard on him. I don't think anyone would say I'm arrogant although it did make me laugh as people who know me in real life know how negative I am about myself. I'm totally the opposite of arrogant.
I'm sorry if I offended you and I've never ignored other peoples views. I am alright with people thinking Satch is in the right but I don't think he is. It's as simple as that. I don't think it will ever go to court anyway as I think big bands like Coldplay tend to settle things out of court but you never know. Not many win these sort of cases as it is pretty much impossible to say someone knowingly copied the song. And if the song is too similar. But the Satch melody the first half was aken from another song anyway. I can't remember what it's called but it's on youtube.
And one copy that is particularly annoying is Marilyn Manson - Mobscene copying Faith No More - Be Aggressive. Also Weezer - Hash Pipe exactly uses the same riff as Bryan Adams - Black Pearl.
What song of rolling stones does the Verve have to give money for copying on Bittersweet Symphony or whatever it's called. It copied this song "The Last Time," . Now that is a real rip off and rolling stones won. I think you'll see why I don't think joe and coldplay is quite the same.
Posted by: Moon Boots Dec 9 2008, 01:46 PM
QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ Dec 9 2008, 09:17 AM)
It's not being a jerk taking Coldplay's side or having a different opinion to you.
No...but posting aggressive, personal remarks about a man you've never even met most certainly is.
Whether Satriani is right or wrong we should have the dignity to try to understand his position without resorting to tasteless insults.
Just my 2 cents
Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Dec 9 2008, 01:52 PM
QUOTE (Moon Boots @ Dec 9 2008, 12:46 PM)
No...but posting aggressive, personal remarks about a man you've never even met most certainly is.
Whether Satriani is right or wrong we should have the dignity to try to understand his position without resorting to tasteless insults.
Just my 2 cents
I wasn't using aggressive personal remarks. I said I hope he loses because he is being a whinging moron. That is just an opinion. I'm not saying he should die or I'll stab him to death or anything like that lol. I said I hope he loses everything because he is whinging. I don't get why everybody is so shocked and appaled by an opinion that isn't that strong compared to how far some go.
And check out the Verve/Rolling Stones songs on you tube. THAT is plagiarism. Then you may realise that the link between Satch and Coldplay is barely anything.
Posted by: Moon Boots Dec 9 2008, 03:52 PM
QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ Dec 9 2008, 12:52 PM)
I wasn't using aggressive personal remarks.
I disagree.
These are from the first page:
"Satriani is clearly a money grabbing idiot."
"What an idiot Satriani is."
"Satriani is a money grabbing idiot and I actually detest him now."
Please feel free to discuss the topic but avoid personal insults as it does not contribute to the debate.
Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Dec 9 2008, 04:02 PM
QUOTE (Moon Boots @ Dec 9 2008, 02:52 PM)
I disagree.
These are from the first page:
"Satriani is clearly a money grabbing idiot."
"What an idiot Satriani is."
"Satriani is a money grabbing idiot and I actually detest him now."
Please feel free to discuss the topic but avoid personal insults as it does not contribute to the debate.
I'm sorry if these came across as aggressive personal insults to you. But calling somebody a money grabbing idiot is just an opinion. Saying he is doing it for the money and if he kept this quiet and did this without talking the case up to the media might have been more respectful. Calling somebody an idiot in the UK is barely anything and you should know this if you live in London I'm sure you hear real insults given there. It is an insult but I said why I called him that because I think he is doing it for the money. If I said he was an idiot without backing it up then that would be an insult.
To me and in UK this isn't seen as an insult if you back up your claim with reasoning. And it also certainly isn't aggressive as I didn't use any bad language and there was no anger in my tone. I'm just very worried about the outcome of this because if Satriani does win then you can be sure that hundreds of other artists will bring court cases against others and it'll be down to the labels probably as if they see an opportunity for more money they'll go for it.
And then there is the fact of how much does he deserve if he wins. It certainly isn't as blatant as The Verve/Rolling Stones straight rip that the Rolling Stones get 100% royalties for so what does Satch deserve on a sliding scale if he is found to be in the right. I certainly wouldn't say 100%.
I'm sorry if you found me aggressive or insulting to him but to me and where I am from that is not aggressive talk or insulting so sorry if you took it in that light. I just mean be my comments that I don't like the way he is going about this.
I hope you understand
Lets just see what happens with the case. I know I'm very interested in the results and very worried about the results and their effects.
EDIT: Just noticed, it's only a report about the musicradar interview...
Posted by: coffeeman Dec 9 2008, 04:26 PM
Before judging I would really like to know what colplay has to say about this.
Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Dec 9 2008, 04:30 PM
QUOTE (coffeeman @ Dec 9 2008, 03:26 PM)
Before judging I would really like to know what colplay has to say about this.
I think they will keep quiet about it because they have respect for people. Satch shouldn't have spoken to the media like that as it just seems to be getting the media behind him or trying to get people on his side. If he just kept quiet and took it to court then it would have been more respectful. I doubt Coldplay will release a statement unless they have to.
Posted by: Martin la guitarra Dec 9 2008, 04:32 PM
QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ Dec 9 2008, 04:30 PM)
I think they will keep quiet about it because they have respect for people. Satch shouldn't have spoken to the media like that as it just seems to be getting the media behind him or trying to get people on his side. If he just kept quiet and took it to court then it would have been more respectful. I doubt Coldplay will release a statement unless they have to.
he tried to keep it quiet but Coldplay never replied...
Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Dec 9 2008, 04:34 PM
QUOTE (Martin la guitarra @ Dec 9 2008, 03:32 PM)
he tried to keep it quiet but Coldplay never replied...
That's because they probably thought there was no point. That basically says take us to court or leave us alone. What's the point in telling an artist they've ripped off your song. They won't reply so just take them to court. Coldplay have every right not to comment on it and I think it's better they don't as they don't need to.
Satriani didn't need to come out and cry about him being hurt and taking it to court. Just an article saying he is sueing them would have been enough.
Posted by: kaznie_NL Dec 9 2008, 04:35 PM
QUOTE (coffeeman @ Dec 9 2008, 04:26 PM)
Before judging I would really like to know what colplay has to say about this.
hehe, this is the post in this thread making the most sense it's very very important to hear both sides of the story!