Coldplay Accused of Copyright Infringment

Recently, an indie band from Brooklyn, NY has accused Coldplay of copyright infringement. Guitarist Joe Satriani from Creaky boards has announced on a YoutTube video that the British band copied melodies from him for their new single "Viva La Vida", from one of their If I Could Fly. He is now suing Coldplay for the accusation. They suggested that frontman Chris Martin, was at their show last year at the CMJ Music Festival in New York City, but Coldplay claims that the song was recorded seven months before the show. It was even discovered in Martin's diary that he was in London during the festival in New York. I've listened to and watched the YouTube video myself, and personally, I hear a slight resemblance, but nothing I believe should be considered infringement. Listen for yourselves...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvB9Pj9Znsw&feature=related

FREE SIGOR ROS!?

So as I was browsing Music Industry articles, I came across one on billboard.biz which sparked my attention immensely. The title read UK Newspaper To Offer Free Sigor Ros CD. Apparently, the Icelandic band gave away a CD in the January 31st Issue of the newspaper the Independent. The CD does not contain any new music but has track's from Sigor Ros' previous three albums and it is titled, "We Pay Endlessly". 

This seems to be becoming a patter with artists. Much like how Price gave away "Planet Earth" and Radiohead allowed fans to choose their price for "In Rainbows", Sigor Ros is now going with the free music trend. Hey, if it's going to be downloaded illegally anyway, why not give it away for free for promotion? Nothing is better to sell than something free.

Check It Out:

http://www.mediafire.com/?mnl5ruwmwyn

http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i35bdd2d07c21945258331f625a29370d