Accusations of plagiarism in Melodifestivalen – the Swedish Radio

Here you can hear for yourself if it is a duplicate or just similar to song Catch and Release.

General Melodifestivalen Christer Björkman:

– This happens periodically gap. First and foremost, there must be a creator who knows that it has made an infringement of their works, and we know nothing about yet. Then you go to the PACE assessment.

Can a song be washed?

– No, says Christer Björkman. We can not make the musical analysis. And when so, are of as the race is over long ago. I do not think there is a basis for it. In a passage reminiscent song in one phrase, but otherwise it is two different songs.

Professor of Musicology, Holger Larsen – you tend to be called every year?

– Yes, but you should be careful. Popular music is based on it to remind each other. The reconciling command recognition pleasure of novelty , he says.

Please listen to the interviews and pretended extracts from the two songs.