Settlement reached in Coldplay copyright case

Court records in Los Angeles show guitarist Joe Satriani and Coldplay have reached an agreement that ends a copyright infringement lawsuit filed over the band’s smash hit 'Viva la Vida'.

Court records in Los Angeles show guitarist Joe Satriani and Coldplay have reached an agreement that ends a copyright infringement lawsuit filed over the band’s smash hit 'Viva la Vida'.

Satriani sued Coldplay in December, claiming the band copied “substantial, original portions” of his 2004 song 'If I Could Fly'.

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