WA_Curtin ( House of Representatives )
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Hey Gary,What I think, when I listen to your trcaks doesnt matter (but I will check them out).Again its what the average on the street thinks. If he says that sounds like the Rolling Stones, its one thing. If he says thats Brown Sugar it another. And, obviously if you call your soundalike Raw Sugar and its based on Brown Sugar, youre playing with fire.Play the trcaks for a bunch of friends and ask them to name the tunes. If they name the songs that you based the trcaks on then maybe your too close. (again not legal advice).When I was in law school, my IP professor played Hes So Fine for the class, and My Sweet Lord for the class. Less than half heard any similarity. And I said that Harrison rhythm guitar was playing the doo lang doo lang part. In other words I heard things that the non-musicians didnt. As I said in a previous post, not every Harmon mute means Miles Davis. Not every Hofner bass means Paul McCartney (unless played left-handed). The distinction is between style and substance like the court said substantially similar. The things that made me uncomfortable with your post was this: You are really representing the style of an artist or band or a certain song by them. Using similar chord progressions, and maybe using a melody that sounds similar Thats a fine line to walk, that must be done with great care, and theres no magic number of notes that you can change to make it safe.Cheers,MichaelI would avoid basing soundalikes on any specific song. (not legal advice, but what I would do). - Posted on : 13-September-2014