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The following is a list of songs that have been the subject of plagiarism disputes. In several of the disputes the artists have stated that the copying of melody or chord progression was unconscious. In some cases the song was sampled or covered. Some cases are still awaiting litigation.
Music plagiarism is the use or close imitation of another author's music while representing it as one's own original work.Plagiarism in music now occurs in two contexts—with a musical idea (that is, a melody or motif) or sampling (taking a portion of one sound recording and reusing it in a different song).
Geraes claims that “Million Years Ago” plagiarises the music from his samba classic, “Mulheres” (Women), which was recorded and released by Brazilian singer Martinho da Vila in 1995.
Pages in category "Songs involved in plagiarism controversies" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 238 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A judge in Brazil has ordered Adele’s song Million Years Ago to be removed globally from streaming services due to a plagiarism claim by Brazilian composer, Toninho Geraes. Geraes alleges that ...
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The electronic music magazine Side-Line put a complete news round-up up on its website. [33] Finnish tabloids Ilta-Sanomat, [34] Iltalehti, [35] and newspapers ITviikko, [36] and DigiToday [37] also published articles about the suspected plagiarism on January 15, 2007.
Bolton, Goldmark and Sony Publishing were ordered to turn over more than $5 million in profits from the sales of Bolton's version of the song to the Isley Brothers. It was the largest award in history for plagiarism in the music industry. [7] Opinions on the verdict were divided.