Copyright infringement Case

There are many examples of an artist taking something old to make something new. Some artists have been taken to court for copyright infringement. One of the most notable lawsuits was Vanilla Ice (1989) vs. Queen and David Bowie (1990). Queen’s song "Under-pressure" was remixed by Vanilla Ice when he wrote "Ice ice baby". Although Vanilla Ice denied and insisted that the melody was different, when lawyers and music scholars listened to the song, it was challenging to differentiate between the two. Vanilla Ice went on to say the two songs were distinct because he added a beat between notes, however disagreed Queen and Bowie and threatened a copyright infringement suit. After the case was taken to court to settle the issues, the verdict was that Bowie and Queen were to receive all songwriting credits on the track. This shows the importance of giving credits to someone else’s work to prevent plagiarism cases. Rolling Stone (Bowie and Queen on the left and Ice ice baby on the right)