A classic example of a famous case was of George Harrison who was accused of plagiarism with his song 'My sweet Lord' which was very successful and lasted 27 weeks in the chart, however a song called 'He's so fine' by the group The Chiffons which was released 9 years before and wasnt so successful sounded very familiar.
George Harrison was taken to court and the judge found that though he didn’t believe George Harrison purposefully plagiarized the song, the two songs were essentially the same, only displaying minor differences to note and chord. George Harrison was found guilty of ‘subconscious plagiarism’ and a judgment was filed against him in the amount of $587,000.00.
Therefore it is essential to think about this key factor as stealing someone's intellectual property with no permission or no notification of it is illegal. By contacting Ellie Goulding there is evidence in us telling her about how we are using her song, therefore this cannot be seen as an illegal process.
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