![]() Viral TikTok videos compared Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U” to Paramore’s “Misery Business,” which share a common chord progression and vibe. Many listeners have commented on Rodrigo’s more obvious influences on social media. The question of whether someone can borrow a vibe resurfaced when Olivia Rodrigo shared songwriting credits on her hit 2021 album Sour with Taylor Swift, and comparisons have been made to the art of Courtney Love and music of Elvis Costello. Many artists fear that a bad court outcome could let an artist copyright a “vibe” using commonly used musical language. ![]() But recent cases increasingly litigate the core building blocks of music. Historically, courts have extended copyright to only unique combinations of words and music, not rhythms, chords, instruments. This story has come in and out of the news cycle in closely watched jury trials including artists like Marvin Gaye, Led Zeppelin, and Katie Perry. In the last ten years there have been 190 public cases, up over 350% from the prior decade, according to The George Washington University & Columbia Law School Music Copyright Infringement Resource. Smith’s melody for “Stay With Me” clearly drew from Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down.” On rare occasions these cases go to court, where music litigation is at an all time high. Frequently, credits are given retroactively to avoid the cost of long jury trials like when Sam Smith credited Tom Petty. More and more artists are giving songwriting credits away. ![]() In the last few years music copyright claims have skyrocketed.
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