Blog: Stereogum

Did you hear about how everybody wrote "Viva La Vida" before Coldplay wrote "Viva La Vida"? This summer Creaky Boards took to the internet to take the public's temperature on their claim of having written a preexisting song substantially similar to Coldplay's iTunes anthem. According to Reuters Reuters, today's allegation is a little more legal... 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 [...]