Guns N' Roses Sued For Plagiarism
By
Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 6, 2009 12:34 pm

Guns N' Roses and the Universal Music Group have been sued by two independent labels that say a track from Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy plagiarizes from electronic musician Ulrich Schnauss.
Independiente and Domino Records claim Guns N' Roses' "Riad N' The Bedouins" used parts of Schnauss' "Wherever You Are" and "A Strangely Isolated Place" without permission, according to The Guardian.
The labels, which own the rights to the Schnauss songs, are seeking damages of $1 million U.S. (about $1.06 million Canadian), according to Reuters, and The Guardian reports they want sales of Chinese Democracy halted. Reuters also reports the suit names frontman Axl Rose, bassist former guitarist Buckethead and former drummer Robin Finck.
Guitarist Joe Satriani sued Coldplay for plagiarism last year, claiming their "Viva La Vida" copied parts of his "If I Could Fly." The suit was settled last month.
In case you haven't heard them, here are those two Schnauss songs:
Dec. 11 Taipei, Taiwan @ Taipei County Stadium
Dec. 13 Seoul, South Korea @ Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium
Dec. 16 Osaka, Japan @ Osaka Dome
Dec. 19 Tokyo, Japan @ Tokyo Dome
Independiente and Domino Records claim Guns N' Roses' "Riad N' The Bedouins" used parts of Schnauss' "Wherever You Are" and "A Strangely Isolated Place" without permission, according to The Guardian.
The labels, which own the rights to the Schnauss songs, are seeking damages of $1 million U.S. (about $1.06 million Canadian), according to Reuters, and The Guardian reports they want sales of Chinese Democracy halted. Reuters also reports the suit names frontman Axl Rose, bassist former guitarist Buckethead and former drummer Robin Finck.
Guitarist Joe Satriani sued Coldplay for plagiarism last year, claiming their "Viva La Vida" copied parts of his "If I Could Fly." The suit was settled last month.
In case you haven't heard them, here are those two Schnauss songs:
You can see Guns N' Roses here:
Dec. 11 Taipei, Taiwan @ Taipei County Stadium
Dec. 13 Seoul, South Korea @ Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium
Dec. 16 Osaka, Japan @ Osaka Dome
Dec. 19 Tokyo, Japan @ Tokyo Dome
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