The Subconscious Mistake That Cost George Harrison Dearly

Music copyright remains one of the most complicated issues in the business, especially regarding sampling. It is also utterly hard to draw a line between where inspiration ends and straight-up plagiarism begins. All in all, being inspired by something is almost inescapable and not quite the same as copying.

Considering that good old music has formed the basis of numerous great new tracks, labeling even the slightest inspiration as plagiarism doesn’t seem reasonable. Even the best musicians have been inspired by someone else’s work while trying to create something new, yet they have managed to produce an original brand new piece of work, although they have added something from those already in existence.

However, no one can deny that it is still challenging to decide where the inspiration really ends and plagiarism starts. So not surprisingly, the majority of artists have struggled with legal battles regarding copyright issues. The late Beatle George Harrison also found himself at ends with the law due to the suspiciously familiar melody of his 1970 song ‘My Sweet Lord.’

Source: Bihter Sevinc/rockcelebrities.net

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