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ATABurn Active Member
Joined: 01 Jun 2009 Posts: 21 Location: nanty glo
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Posted: Sunday Feb 21, 2010 |
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I play bass for the band ATAB i know were pretty unknown to most of the scene but i need some help.. we had some songs up on our myspace that Brad from lowkey audio had recorded for us last summer and just yesterday we found a band from the same town as us (Nanty glo) and had used excact riffs from one of our songs youd think it was no big deal everybody copies a riff here and there but there song copied ours to the T... Their Verse was our verse... Their Chorus was our Chorus... and we were al pretty upset and after arguing with them about it for awhile we finally got them to take it down... they argued even after the guitarist admitted to ours he had ripped off our song... and i was wondering if this has happened to anybody else on here... and if we really have the right to be angry about them copying our verses and choruses... i wish they still had the song up so everyone could here how bad they ripped us off... The Band by the way is Blessed are the Dead |
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Flaw Platinum Member
Joined: 14 May 2009 Posts: 613
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Posted: Sunday Feb 21, 2010 |
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Well man this isn't the first time something like this has happen. I know personally I'll go see a band one night and the next day ill be messing around on my guitar thinking to myself "were have i heard that before" it would be a riff from the band i heard the night before. So i guess its more of a compliment then anything, it just sucks that they argued about it with you.
But Speaking of ripping songs off, this one got my blood a steam.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlGKyPP7gQg _________________ The script was written, and the villian was cast. The provocation needed, they will provide. They did it before, they'll do it again. |
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DrumAndDestroy Diamond Member
Joined: 05 Feb 2007 Posts: 2373 Location: Altoona
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Posted: Sunday Feb 21, 2010 |
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Flaw wrote: | Well man this isn't the first time something like this has happen. I know personally I'll go see a band one night and the next day ill be messing around on my guitar thinking to myself "were have i heard that before" it would be a riff from the band i heard the night before. So i guess its more of a compliment then anything, it just sucks that they argued about it with you.
But Speaking of ripping songs off, this one got my blood a steam.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlGKyPP7gQg |
hey pat...anti-flag fucking sucks.
ataburn...do these guys have beef with your band or something? i know many bands do things like that as an ode to another band. or sometimes as a slam on another band. i don't know. it would be interesting to hear both bands songs. |
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J Michaels Platinum Member
Joined: 21 Aug 2003 Posts: 698 Location: Huntsville, AL
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Posted: Monday Feb 22, 2010 |
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whorrorculture wrote: | That's why if you're serious about your music pay the money to get it copywritten. |
This. It's the only protection you have. _________________ You better call me a doctor - feelin' no pain! |
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thebattle Platinum Member
Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 787
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Posted: Monday Feb 22, 2010 |
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you could of always just mailed your demo to yourself im preety sure you could do that. As long as it has a date on it im sure that would have held up but yah didn't but atleast he admitted it and took it down. |
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whitedevilone Diamond Member
Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 1072 Location: Watching and making lists.
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Posted: Monday Feb 22, 2010 |
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Seems as if they've stolen they're name from a Megadeth tune as well.Ah man don't sweat it....just writer better tunes that they can't play.EVERYBODY nicks SOMEBODY along the line.Rock on! _________________ NailDriver
Only fools stand up and lay down their arms. |
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Ron Site Admin
Joined: 07 Dec 2002 Posts: 2031 Location: State College, PA
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Posted: Monday Feb 22, 2010 |
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Copyrights are automatically granted when you write a song, registering is only to have 100% proof that it is your song. Poor man copyrights can hold up in court, but the proof had better be solid.
Unless you are willing to spend the money to go to court over it, it's all a moot point. Damages that would be awarded in court would be limited to the amount of money they made off of the song (probably zero) and possibly court costs. _________________ ... and then the wheel fell off. |
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lonewolf Diamond Member
Joined: 25 Sep 2003 Posts: 6249 Location: Anywhere, Earth
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Posted: Monday Feb 22, 2010 |
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Songs with lyrics are pretty cut and dry as far as copyright, but riffs?
You will have a hard time defending a copyright on rock musical passages without associated lyrics. _________________ ...Oh, the freedom of the day that yielded to no rule or time... |
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Unholy Active Member
Joined: 08 Apr 2007 Posts: 43 Location: Altoona, PA
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Posted: Tuesday Apr 06, 2010 |
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there's only so many notes on a guitar, and even a piano, so at times you will come across music that sounds similar to others. It might not always mean someone was being spiteful, and if you're a fairly unknown band, how is another group supposed to know the music you've written if they've never heard it. |
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