News: Avril Lavigne has the 2nd Most Watched Video (all time) on YouTube (over 41 million views) with her video “Girlfriend,” in which the lyric goes “I Don’t Wanna Be Your Girlfriend.” The 70s band The Rubinoos has just her sued her for copyright infringement because the song sounds amazingly similar to The Rubinoos’ song “I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend.” The similarity was obvious to one music critic in Billboard when he reviewed Avril’s album and stated: “the chorus of “Girlfriend” was a “total lift from the Rubinoos’ ‘I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend.’” (More here)
Here are two comparisons:
Analysis: My copyright class would love this. I usually have an entire class devoted to music copyright infringement cases during which we compare music tracks.
July 6, 2007 at 4:09 pm |
Think you can convince Tokaji to cover this one?
July 23, 2007 at 10:33 pm |
Advril music and sound is so upbeat, an fun, its no way simular, Bewsides shes having fun with the song at a very sad time in the world, so get over it, Please. You need to dance, LOL,advril we luv u,
August 23, 2007 at 6:41 am |
I’ve yet to find one of these that convinces me that the Rubinoos have a shot. As far as I can see the ONLY thing that sounds similar is the hey you i wanna be your boyfriend/girlfriend. That is just the 3rd line in her chorus. The ENTIRE rest of the song including the rest of the chorus doesnt sound anything like the rubinoos song. I listened to it and looked up both songs lyrics. And if that’s against the law people better stop singing love songs all together becuz if I hear the phrase “I love you”, “I wanna be with you”, or “I want you” … sigh. See how ridiculous that sounds…exactly my point. There is not one original song since the caveman banged on his rock and he prolly got that from somebody else too. So there ya go America.
August 23, 2007 at 6:45 am |
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The music sounds like Hey Mickey. OMG! Watch out Toni. They’re comin after you next…lol