The matter of "plagiarism" is not only very sensitive in the novel and screenwriting circles, once it is suspected, it is also "everyone shouts and fights" in the music industry, if the other party is "one of the three giants of QQ music", it will really be a mess.
Since January 4, singer Luo Cong's "Simple Happiness" has suddenly landed on multiple music platforms hot searches, the reason is not good, but netizens questioned the chorus suspected of plagiarizing Xu Song's popular song "Why Not" 12 years ago.
After this matter attracted attention, on January 6, Luo Cong's company @ Peacock Music took the lead in issuing a statement saying that after verification, "Simple Happiness" did not have plagiarism, and only the 6 notes of the chorus part "coincidentally overlapped", and attached a simplified score comparison.
This time, let the originally silent Sea Butterfly Music parent company @ Taihe Music decided to speak, saying that the two songs do have some melodic similarities, will be submitted to professional institutions for identification, retain the right to legally maintain the copyright of Xu Song's musical works, and attach the music score comparison.
Luo Cong (left) and Xu Song
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The song that was suspected of plagiarism was the single "Simple Happiness" released by singer Luo Cong in April 2018, <b>Luo Cong did not participate in the songwriting work, the composer is Gu Yue</b>, and there is no splash after the release.
On January 4 this year, the song suddenly landed on the second place in the QQ music soaring chart, and its company @ Peacock Music official Wei happily wrote that Luo Cong's original song "Simple Happiness" was jokingly called 'the first song of 2021' by major netizens, 'the most Vulcan Song of 2021' and 'the most romantic love song of 2021'".
2021 is only a few days old, and the word "hottest" of the year is used, but this "nickname" is not wrong. Because of the comment area, it has been "overturned".
Netizens have questioned that the chorus melody of the song copied the chorus of Xu Song's original song "Why Not" in 2009.
There are even netizens who ridicule QQ music's hot search notes, which are "hinting at plagiarism".
After this matter attracted attention, at 16:08 on January 6, Luo Cong's company @ Peacock Music released a statement saying that from the rhythm alone, each sentence of the two songs is not the same, and the note direction is not the same, only the "Simple Happiness" chorus part "A long journey" and the "Why Not" chorus part "It only represents" 6 notes coincidentally overlapping, and other melodies are not the same as multiple consecutive bars.
Therefore, @Peacock Music judged that "Simple Happiness" "does not have plagiarism" and said that it will reserve the right to pursue legal responsibility for acts that infringe on the company and Luo Cong's right to reputation.
As soon as the statement came out, I did not expect to attract larger-scale group ridicule, netizens questioned its "unprofessional" short score, and took out the stave comparison chart online battle.
Singer Luo Cong also fell into a huge controversy, and even a certain corporate legal person with the same name was "mistakenly injured" by netizens who rushed to question, shouting fans at 5 o'clock in the morning: "Find the wrong person!" To scold go next door! ”
After the controversy escalated, at 20:21 on the 6th, Xu Song's parent company of Sea Butterfly Music, @Taihe Music, broke the silence and issued a statement saying: After comparison, it was found that the two songs did have some melodic similarities, and there were professional identification standards based on the plagiarism of musical works, which will be submitted to professional institutions for appraisal, and reserve the right to legally safeguard the copyright of Xu Song's musical works.
At the same time, @Taihe Music attached a score comparison, the first line of the staff score is Xu Song's "Why Not", the second line of the staff score is Luo Cong's "Simple Happiness".
After the "plagiarism" incident caused a huge controversy at the beginning of the year, it is inevitable that "plagiarism" will cause concern, and the comparison between simple and staves is unreliable? Do you think these two songs are like?
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