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8 Artists That Could Sue ‘Uptown Funk’ on the Same Grounds as ‘Blurred Lines’ https://www.youtube.com/w...Pf0YbXqDm0 “Ultimately, the Blurred Lines case isn’t so much about the scope of copyright protection, or even about the schadenfreude in which we collectively indulge when a smirky ass-man has to publicly empty his wallet and fess up to deceit. It’s about the strange, unpredictable entity that is the American jury doing whatever it is an American jury does while we’re not looking. Eightordinary people
![]() This isn’t a case of using an unlicensed sample and reaping the profits from it, like the landmark Biz Markie case in 1991. In this instance, it’s just a matter of “feel”. That “feel” might spawn any number of lawsuits in which one artist thinks another artist borrowed a “feel” a little too liberally. | |
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Ya know the more I listen to this song, I think I hear bits and pieces of "Yankee Doodle Dandy" somewhere in there too. [Edited 3/12/15 12:39pm] MJ L.O.V.E: https://www.facebook.com/...689&type=2 / YOUTUBE: http://www.youtube.com/us...nderSilent | |
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No. FOOLS multiply when WISE Men & Women are silent. | |
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It's more than legally OK to use riffs or parts of songs to comp together an original piece of your own. It's using the entire thing to the point that a reasonable person can not tell the difference between the songs that gets you into trouble: | |
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Wow!! Marvin Gaye?
You know it's funny I was just about to post a thread like this. I would love it if someone went after Bruno for Uptown Funk. The sad thing is that these songs often work because the kids have no idea who the original artist is or were not even alive to experience them. | |
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They are really reaching with those examples. As I said:
a) The song in question has to of been a massive hit, or been on a massive hit album, to bother to sue.
b) Alot of artists I reckon wouldn't even want to sue unless absolutely necessary (but their lawyers would LOL), as artists do not want the hassle and frankly it should go against their belief that all artists to an extent are influenced and copy from others. That's what art does and most artists (should) know that.
c) Estates of dead artists like Marvin Gaye are infamous for being greedy fuckers who's widows/spouses or whomever need money.
On the whole, the vast majority of song copyright cases are ridiculous and a waste of time. Settle out of court by all means but don't let it drag on through court. Most of the time it's frankly stupid. | |
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The first time I heard Uptown Funk on the radio, I swore I was hearing a DJ mix this somewhat obscure gem featuring the vocals of Keith John, son of Little Willie John and Stevie Wonder's longtime backup vocalist. Listen to that funk guitar, it's almost identical:
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The only conclusion we can draw from the Blurred Lines case is that Pharrell and Thicke should've hired a better lawyer.
As to Uptown Funk....this guy pretty much nailed it. I also just realized that Uptown Funk actually has no chorus.
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The author didn't do his homework beforehand. Trinidad James is credited on the song and is receiving royalties. The article has been updated. | |
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