Get off Coldplay's case – similar songs can co-exist peacefully

It must be distressing for an artist if another is profiting from a tune you believe you created. But ultimately, shouldn't a song be allowed to exist on its own merit?Yusuf Islam, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, is now the second person to accuse Coldplay of plagiarism. Previously, guitarist Joe Satriani claimed that the band's song, Viva La Vida, borrowed from his 2004 track If I Could Fly.However, the most recent copyright claim will be embarrassing for Satriani, because Islam's son...

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