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Why An Adele Song Has Been Banned From Radio & Streaming Worldwide
The tune is 2015's "Million Years Ago" but you won't be hearing it on any radio station for the time being. It's all because a Brazilian judge has ruled the song plagiarizes a Brazilian songwriter named Toninho Geraes, who composed something called "Mulhares" in 1996.
In a ruling I wasn't sure any judge could make, he ordered the song cannot be played on any radio station or streamed online anywhere in the world, at the penalty of $8,000 per play for the record company.
The label can appeal the ruling, which could put the song back into the rotation, but when it comes to hearing the Adele tune on air, it may seem like a "Million Years Ago." Or you may not even notice - the ditty only reached #97 on the Canadian charts.
(I just checked it on YouTube and it's still very much up and running. The song that claims to have come first can be heard here so you can hear if they sound the same to you.)
Brazilian judge orders Adele song be pulled globally over plagiarism claim
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Banning something globally doesn't feel like something an "ordinary everyday judge" should be able to do.
Would be interesting if somebody poked the bear and played the Adele song just to see what happens.
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Hmmm... the Brazilians might have something there.
The two songs do sound a lot alike.
I'm sure a trained musician would be able to better explain it.
That being said, it's a rather simple song. I don't know what the lyrics are in Portuguese, but the Adele word are rather depressing.
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The tune is 2015's "Million Years Ago" but you won't be hearing it on any radio station for the time being. It's all because a Brazilian judge has ruled the song plagiarizes a Brazilian songwriter named Toninho Geraes, who composed something called "Mulhares" in 1996.
In a ruling I wasn't sure any judge could make, he ordered the song cannot be played on any radio station or streamed online anywhere in the world, at the penalty of $8,000 per play for the record company.
The label can appeal the ruling, which could put the song back into the rotation, but when it comes to hearing the Adele tune on air, it may seem like a "Million Years Ago." Or you may not even notice - the ditty only reached #97 on the Canadian charts.
(I just checked it on YouTube and it's still very much up and running. The song that claims to have come first can be heard here so you can hear if they sound the same to you.)
Brazilian judge orders Adele song be pulled globally over plagiarism claim
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I just played it and it still works for me.
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While it's still up...
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Banning something globally doesn't feel like something an "ordinary everyday judge" should be able to do.
I found this odd, as well. Why should a judge's ruling in one country apply worldwide? It makes no real sense. I get that it could be banned in Brazil. But where does he get the authority to issue a worldwide ban? Unless it's the record company's decision.
Still, the fact the videos are still up all over YouTube proves the ruling hasn't worked.
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I found this odd, as well. Why should a judge's ruling in one country apply worldwide? It makes no real sense. I get that it could be banned in Brazil. But where does he get the authority to issue a worldwide ban? Unless it's the record company's decision.
Still, the fact the videos are still up all over YouTube proves the ruling hasn't worked.
Counterpoint - region coding on blu rays and DVDs. Not a 'legal' example of extra-national jurisdiction, but an established restraint on distribution.
A hundred-or-so years ago, Bram Stoker's widow got sand up her ass about an unauthorised German film adaptation of Dracula. She won the legal dispute and all copies of the film were ordered destroyed.
Luckily some prints survived, and 'Nosferatu' is hailed today as a cinema classic.
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While it's still up...
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