I see what you are saying Shayne. It apparently happens more often than not. Joe Satriani sued Cold play a few years ago for using a piece of his melody...not sure the outcome but my question, as it relates to my case,.... how do you distinguish between an overt act of copyright infringement vs an unintentional use of a melody that is stamped into our subconscious mind? Considering the narrow range of western music, how can we NOT avoid using those influences in our own music and at what point does it become malicious?
How can you defend yourself?
Mike

Write on, Man,
Michael W. Brown, f.k.a. "bluesriff"

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