You can't really mention Led Zeppelin without noting that they got sued by Willie Dixon for copyright infringement over the lyrics in "Whole Lotta Love", and while the suit was settled out of court, it was settled in Willie Dixon's favor. Copying another artist is not a binary relationship where you either did or did not. Just as there are degrees of copying, there are degrees of attribution, and some middle ground is often the right resolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Lotta_Love
Great topic, and tough questions we are all trying to work through right now. There are no easy answers.
By the way, Willie Dixie was amazing live. Saw him in upstate New York in 1984 in a small venue seating maybe 500 people. One of my best musical memories ever.
Thanks Mark. Another friend mentioned Ed Sheeran's famous copyright case over "Thinking Out Loud" with Marvin Gaye’s classic “Let’s Get It On.” Both great examples of the music industry having possibly set some precedent.
You can't really mention Led Zeppelin without noting that they got sued by Willie Dixon for copyright infringement over the lyrics in "Whole Lotta Love", and while the suit was settled out of court, it was settled in Willie Dixon's favor. Copying another artist is not a binary relationship where you either did or did not. Just as there are degrees of copying, there are degrees of attribution, and some middle ground is often the right resolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_Lotta_Love
Great topic, and tough questions we are all trying to work through right now. There are no easy answers.
By the way, Willie Dixie was amazing live. Saw him in upstate New York in 1984 in a small venue seating maybe 500 people. One of my best musical memories ever.
Thanks Mark. Another friend mentioned Ed Sheeran's famous copyright case over "Thinking Out Loud" with Marvin Gaye’s classic “Let’s Get It On.” Both great examples of the music industry having possibly set some precedent.