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George Harrison lamented plagiarism lawsuit and staggering damages fee | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk

    George Harrison lamented plagiarism lawsuit and staggering damages fee | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk

After The Beatles split up in 1970, George Harrison became perhaps the most successful member of the former band to build a solo career. In that same year, he released

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When The Beatles were formally accused of plagiarism

    When The Beatles were formally accused of plagiarism

Particularly during their early days, The Beatles wore their influences firmly on their sleeve and didn’t leave much to the imagination. However, despite some whispers, there was only one occasion

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Ed Sheeran has a plan to tackle claims of plagiarism | Tim Adams | The Guardian

    Ed Sheeran has a plan to tackle claims of plagiarism | Tim Adams | The Guardian

Since I first saw it last year, I can’t stop rewatching that minute in Peter Jackson’s Beatles documentary when Paul McCartney, noodling around on his guitar in front of a

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‘The Shape of Water’: Could its Oscars fate be altered by the plagiarism lawsuit?

    ‘The Shape of Water’: Could its Oscars fate be altered by the plagiarism lawsuit?

Word of the day: Plagiarism. Mere days before Hollywood’s biggest night, a lawsuit has been filed alleging that the plot of Oscar front runner “The Shape of Water” is a

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40 Years Ago: George Harrison Found Guilty of ‘My Sweet Lord’ Plagiarism

Released in November 1970, “My Sweet Lord” made George Harrison the first of the Beatles to have a solo No.

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The melody starts to blur | Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago, South Island, New Zealand & International News

In perhaps the most famous example of songwriting plagiarism taken to trial, the late George Harrison was accused of lifting the melody of the Chiffons’ He’s So Fine for his first solo

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