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JOE SATRIANI Accuses COLDPLAY Of Plagiarism; Audio Comparison Available

December 5, 2008

Reuters reports that legendary rock guitarist Joe Satriani has sued COLDPLAY, accusing the Grammy-nominated stars of plagiarizing one of his songs.

Satriani's copyright infringement suit, filed on Thursday in Los Angeles federal court, claims the COLDPLAY song "Viva La Vida" incorporates "substantial original portions" of his 2004 instrumental "If I Could Fly".

The 52-year-old guitar virtuoso is seeking a jury trial, damages and "any and all profits" attributable to the alleged copyright infringement.

Read the entire report from Reuters.

COLDPLAY's "Viva La Vida" vs. JOE SATRIANI's "If I Could Fly":

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