Where's the line between influence and plagiarism?

[Nikki1989]

[SueShe]

In this example, plagiarism would be if the music composer takes a series of music notes and transposes them over a longer period of time, say over 5-10 seconds with minor adjustments into a new piece of music, so as to make believe that the newly created piece of music is a new composition.

Influence would be the matching of repetitive music style of a group such as ABBA for example that composed most song in the very same style.

Nowadays, it is almost impossible to create new original sound patterns without being influenced by a previously released composition or without integrating a string of sounds very similar to those existing.

How long of a string of notes must exist in a new song and that are similar in tune with an existing composition before it can be called plagiarism is something that is probably defined somewhere.

[SueShe]

Thanks for the MHO and Merry Christmas 🌲

[zombiewoof]

Influence is being inspired by, plagiarism is using someone else's work and claiming it as your own

[zombiewoof]

thanks for mho

[FenixG45]

Led Zeppelin? I haven't heard that one!

[Nikki1989]

Led Zeppelin are famous for ripping off not only blues music but also their lyrics. In some cases, the lyrics are lifted word for word.

[FenixG45]

@Nikki1989. Any examples?