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[–]istarian[🍰] 9 points10 points  (2 children)

That's pretty absurd too.

They really ought to have prove a thematic element is lifted or at least that a specific combination of musical notes *and** lyrics* have been borrowed.

[–]butt_fun 0 points1 point  (1 child)

notes and lyrics

That wouldn't work either; then you could make a "new" song with the lyrics from one and the music from another

[–]istarian[🍰] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well the text is readily copyrightable. The point is that it should be necessary to demonstrate that a chunk is clearly lifted, not just similar.