Coldplay Label Playing Hardball In Song Theft Case

12/16/2008
. (Music Radar) Coldplay's record label, EMI / Parlophone, have forced YouTube to take down the original video that mashes-up Coldplay's Viva La Vida and Joe Satriani's If I Could Fly.

The video recently became a focal point for music fans debating whether Coldplay had plagiarised Satriani.

Joe Satriani is now taking legal action against Coldplay, as previously reported on Musicradar.

It's not clear exactly why EMI have taken this action now. But two possible reasons are outlined right - here

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