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settlements

Avril Lavigne Settles Suit, Flings A Pile Of Money At The Rubinoos


Avril Lavigne has reached an "undisclosed settlement" with the '70s powerpop band the Rubinoos, who sued her over allegations that she was plagiarizing their song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" in the chorus of her inescapable 2007 hit "Girlfriend." The Canadian Press story on the incident is quick to note that this settlement doesn't necessarily mean that Lavigne and her management think that she (and co-writer Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald) were guilty of any copyright infringement, and Lavigne's manager basically said that the settlement was a way for everyone to avoid the headache of a lawsuit. But that doesn't mean the debate over whether the two songs sound suspiciously alike can't rage on in comment sections, so feel free to listen to the mash-up of the two tracks above! More »

2:30 PM on Thu Jan 10 2008
By mjohnston
924 views, 13 comments

Latest by dollywould: @Thierry: Remember when the Matrix said the only contribution she gave to "Complicated" was changing the lyric "take off all your stupid clothes" to "take off all your preppy clothes?" more »

dear diary

Avril Lavigne Thinks Plagiarism Accusations Are, Like, So Whatever

Avril Lavigne kicked off a obviously slow music news weekend by posting an open letter (addressed to the closest people in her life: "Media, Friends, and Fans") to her Web site on Friday. While Avril's "news" page is generally dedicated to hot, while somewhat impersonal, updates like "Girlfriend Remix fan-video update!" or "The Best Damn Thing Deluxe Edition (w/new bonus tracks) now available at iTunes!," this piece of news read just like a page torn from Avril's fifth-period biology notebook. You know, the one with "I [Heart] Deryck 4-Ever" on it. More »

10:50 AM on Mon Jul 9 2007
By dangibs
2,351 views, 20 comments

Latest by Feh Am Legend: @dennisobell: @noamjamski: Yep. I'd forgotten about that Ramones song, which predates the Rubinoos song and you know those guys definitely heard that. more »

lawsuits

Avril Lavigne Getting Dragged Into Court By Her Pink-Tipped Hair

Looks like someone finally played Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" for members of the power-pop group The Rubinoos, who have filed a copyright-infringement suit against the singer for allegedly (cough) ripping off their song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend": More »

12:05 PM on Thu Jul 5 2007
By mjohnston
4,482 views, 25 comments

mp3

The Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files: The Rubinoos Never Thought It Would Happen

Welcome to another edition of the Coulda-Shoulda-Woulda Files, in which we try to win your hearts and minds with a forgotten song that deserved a better life. More »

1:13 PM on Wed Oct 25 2006
By Brian Raftery
313 views, 2 comments