Questions tagged [copyright]

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Is there a "four note" rule that defines plagiarism in music?

Answers to this question, which I first asked on Writers' SE, suggest that's the case. Is this a standard in general use? If so, what's the theory behind it? Is it something like one chord and one extra note? And how are "four notes" defined? Does…
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Are there any restrictions for guitar colors?

Yellow Ibanez NDM3 has disappeared from manufacturer site and got replaced with NDM4 sunburst one. It is not listed as discontinued model Did it happen because of law issues?
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Is there a source somewhere saying Sholay has copied from Jomeh?

I have found that the melody of the song "Haan Jab Tak Hai Jaan" in the 1975 Indian movie Sholay is exactly the opening melody of 1970 Iranian song Jomeh by Farhad Mehrad: Haan Jab Tak Hai Jaan Jomeh Is there a source somewhere relating the two…