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Coldplay V. Satriani Case Closed
Stereogum — Yesterday Judge Pregerson dismissed Joe's "Viva La Vida" copyright infringement lawsuit "upon Stipulation" which according to TwentyFourBit means the Chickenfoot guitarist got himself paid. Parse the dockets here if you can. ...

Coldplay settle
No Rock And Roll Fun — The lawsuit which saw Joe Satriani claim to have written one of Coldplay's songs has ended. It looks like a deal has been done which leaves Coldplay admitting doing nothing wrong, but Satriani satisfied with the outcome. It's all a secret, though. So say nothing, right? ...

Coldplay Settle Joe Satriani Lawsuit
Pitchfork: Latest News — ... Coldplay , claiming that the British band ripped off significant portions of his song "If I Could Fly" in their world-conquering mega-hit "Viva La Vida". Coldplay denied the claim , repeatedly insisting in statements and interviews that the song was theirs and theirs alone. Unfortunately, we're never going to get to see the sublime spectacle of Satriani and Chris Martin screaming at each other in a courtroom. TwentyFourBit points to this Justia News report , and Billboard confirms , that Coldplay ...

Nyhed: Coldplay og Joe Satriani lukker plagiatsag
GAFFA.dk - artikler, nyheder og anmeldelser — I slutningen af 2008 tog Joe Satriani kontakt til Coldplay, da han syntes deres sang "Viva La Vida" mindede lige rigeligt meget om hans egen "If I Could Fly". Da bandet if lge Satriani ikke besvarede henvendelserne, f lte han sig i december 2008 n dsaget til at l gge sag an mod dem, og den sag er nu blevet afgjort ved et forlig. Det er websiden Justia.com , der har f et fat i retsdokumenterne der viser, at de to parter er kommet frem til en f lles afg relse, og at sagen nu er afgjort. Det betyder i praksis, at der er indg et et forlig i sagen, og if lge Billboards retseksperter ...

Joe Satriani’s Suit Against Coldplay Flies Out Of Court
Idolator — ... Apparently Joe Satriani’s lawsuit over the similarities between his 2004 track and Coldplay’s megahit from last year “Viva La Vida” has been settled, as the suit was dismissed earlier this week. A few legal types have suggested to Billboard that money might have changed hands, which I guess will ease Satriani’s sting over Coldplay not being forced to apologize for what they’ve done. Relive the days when lawsuits ruled these two parties’ world with ...