http://www.metafilter.com/tags/avrilavigne Posts tagged with 'avrilavigne' at MetaFilter. Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:36:36 -0800 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:36:36 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/62816/Hey%2DHey%2DYou%2DYou%2DGonna%2DFile%2DA%2DLawsuit <a href="http://www.rubinoos.com/">The Rubinoos</a> recently <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6276188.stm">filed a lawsuit</a> against Avril Lavigne, claiming that her song <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ25-glGRzI">Girlfriend</a> (Youtube) plagiarized from their song, <a href="http://www.rubinoos.com/new_site/audio/i_wanna_be_your_boyfriend.mp3">I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend</a> (mp3). An authorized <a href="http://www.rubinoos.com/I_Wanna_B_Girl_rev.mov">cover version</a> of the Rubinoos song performed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lush_(band)">Lush</a> and retitled <a href="http://www.lyricstime.com/lush-i-wanna-be-your-girlfriend-lyrics.html">"I Wanna Be Your Girlfriend"</a> has even more similarities to the Lavigne song. Now that the teeming millions on the Internets have gotten into the act, YouTubers are now arguing whether <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEsokso8Bf8"> Lavigne is a plagiarist</a>, whether <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FraPFM2LkM">the Rubinoos plagiarized from the Rolling Stones</a>, and whether <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0d2z-dWZmE">Ms. Lavigne plagiarized a second time</a>. Now that Web 2.0 has made it easier to uncover musical copycats, I'm hot on the case of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOzFzJfY1xA">Bob Marley vs. The Banana Splits</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.62816 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:36:36 -0800 avril avrilavigne lavigne law lawsuit music plagiarism rolling rollingstones rubinoos stones jonp72