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Britney Spears faces multi-million dollar lawsuit (trunc)
Daily Mail UK ^ | 02.21.11

Posted on 02/21/2011 3:42:34 PM PST by Perdogg

The video for her new single Hold It Against Me debuted just last week but Britney Spears and the first song from her new album has certainly made an impact, although perhaps not in the way she was hoping for.

In fact, the 29-year-old singer is being accused of plagiarism and is facing a multi-million dollar lawsuit.

Britney is accused of ‘ripping off’ the rock ballad If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me by the Bellamy Brothers.

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KEYWORDS: britneyspears; deadby30
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To: Jewbacca

lol classic


21 posted on 02/21/2011 4:52:36 PM PST by visualops (Proud Air Force Mom)
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To: Perdogg
They're suing because she says "would you hold it against me"? Is no one supposed to ever use that phrase in songs again?

Stupid lawsuit.

22 posted on 02/21/2011 4:57:26 PM PST by raybbr (Someone who invades another country is NOT an immigrant - illegal or otherwise.)
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To: jeannineinsd
“I think Groucho Marx used that line in one of his movies, long before the Bellamy Brothers hit song.”

Yes, and that double entendre has been used by many other comedians.

23 posted on 02/21/2011 4:59:23 PM PST by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: Perdogg

“...ripping off’ the rock ballad ...”

The Bellamy Bros. wrote/preformed a “rock ballad?” LOL.


24 posted on 02/21/2011 5:01:14 PM PST by Holen1
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To: raybbr

I met the Bellamy Brothers. Arrogant a&&holes.


25 posted on 02/21/2011 5:04:17 PM PST by Lower55
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To: raybbr

It is a stupid lawsuit. I just listened to both songs (I hope to recover by next week) and there is clearly no relationship between the songs. One phrase is just not worth suing over. Maybe the Bellamy Bros are hard up for cash.


26 posted on 02/21/2011 5:26:01 PM PST by vladimir998 (Copts, Nazis, Franks and Beans - what a public school education puts in your head.)
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To: vladimir998
Maybe the Bellamy Bros are hard up for cash.

Does seem somewhat desperate, doesn't it?

Sound nothing alike! (Forced myself to listen..ugh!)

27 posted on 02/21/2011 5:41:43 PM PST by oldteen
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To: hattend

IITYWIMWYBMAD?


28 posted on 02/21/2011 5:54:35 PM PST by Renegade
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To: hattend; All
Britney Spears

Bellamy Brothers
29 posted on 02/21/2011 7:08:15 PM PST by Perdogg (What Would Aqua Buddha do?)
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To: Renegade

Well, that’s a new one on me.


30 posted on 02/21/2011 7:31:38 PM PST by hattend (Obama got his 3am call about Egypt. The call went right to the answering machine.- Sarah Palin)
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To: Renegade

31 posted on 02/21/2011 7:44:45 PM PST by hattend (Obama got his 3am call about Egypt. The call went right to the answering machine.- Sarah Palin)
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To: hattend

Whoa ... Quadruplets!

TT


32 posted on 02/21/2011 9:43:46 PM PST by TexasTransplant (I got your Alla Akbar and your 72 Virgins... when ya wanna meet up?)
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To: TommyDale
What is “radio”?

It's that thing in my car with Rush Limbaugh's and Mark Levin's shows coming out if it.

33 posted on 02/21/2011 9:52:54 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: hattend

NOT GUILTY!!!!!!!!


34 posted on 02/21/2011 10:22:27 PM PST by lack-of-trust
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To: Venturer

Remember “Bittersweet Symphony”....

from wicki-
Although the song’s lyrics were written by Verve vocalist Richard Ashcroft, it has been credited to Keith Richards and Mick Jagger after charges by the original copyright owners that the song was plagiarized from the Andrew Oldham Orchestra recording of The Rolling Stones’ 1965 song “The Last Time.”

Originally, The Verve had negotiated a licence to use a sample from the Oldham recording, but it was successfully argued that the Verve had used “too much” of the sample.[5] Despite having original lyrics, the music of “Bittersweet Symphony” is partially based on the Oldham track, which led to a lawsuit with ABKCO Records, Allen Klein’s company that owns the rights to the Rolling Stones material of the 1960s. The matter was eventually settled, with copyright of the song reverting to ABKCO and songwriting credits to Jagger and Richards.


35 posted on 02/21/2011 10:34:29 PM PST by lack-of-trust
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To: hattend

“If I Told You What It Means Would You Buy ME A Drink?”

Sign in a local watering hole !


36 posted on 02/22/2011 3:56:52 AM PST by Renegade
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