Okay, maybe it doesn't say that exactly, but that's the gist of the matter as Coldplay has fired back against accusations they stole guitarist Joe Satriani's work for their 2008 hit "Viva La Vida."
In a statement released on Tuesday, the band responded to a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by guitarist Joe Satriani last week in federal court in Los Angeles. That lawsuit says the Grammy-nominated song contains "substantial, original portions" of his 2004 song, "If I Could Fly."
"With the greatest possible respect to Joe Satriani, we have now unfortunately found it necessary to respond publicly to his allegations," read the statement. "If there are any similarities between our two pieces of music, they are entirely coincidental, and just as surprising to us as to him. Joe Satriani is a great musician, but he did not write the song 'Viva La Vida.' We respectfully ask him to accept our assurances of this and wish him well with all future endeavours."
Satriani, 52, wants a federal judge to order an accounting so he can determine how much money he may be owed, or else stop using the song.
In response to Coldplay's statement, Satriani's lawyer, Howard E. King, said Coldplay's public reaction was dramatically different from how the guitarist's claims were treated before the lawsuit was filed.
"We attempted to have a dialogue on this before we went public," King said. "We felt almost forced to file suit."
"As far as the 'coincidence,' ultimately that's for a jury to decide," he added.
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Ha! This is the second artist to accuse Coldplay of stealing this song.
Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUhFLiw6h6s
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