Copyright and plagiarism in songwriting – some case studies
The Bitter Sweet Symphony riff. How much of ‘The Last Time’ do you recognise? Below are the slides (with playable YouTube examples) from a recent lecture I gave to BA Commercial Music at Bath Spa. The...
View ArticleThe Impact of a good tune: Forensic Musicology as research
This article originally appeared on the Million+ blog website. Words: Joe Bennett. George Harrison’s My Sweet Lord was an early casualty of songwriter’s cryptomnesia. The legendary conductor (and...
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