Petty Contemplating Copyright Infringement Suit Against Red Hot Chili Peppers
As reported in Rolling Stone magazine, Tom Petty seems to be a bit irate that the Red Hot Chili Peppers may have taken "Mary Jane's Last Dance" out for one more spin. Most discerning listeners caught the similarity between the 1993 Petty hit and the Red Hot's first single "Dani, California," weeks ago. However, two Delaware talk show hosts and SPIN magazine have been recently stoking the flames of discontent by posting polls and comparisons of their own. A University of Chicago musicologist seems to downplay Petty's chances, finding the similarities between the two unworthy of an infringement claim.
However, this whole brouhaha just begs another question. Haven't Jimi Hendrix' heirs listened to the end of the song and thought: "hmmm, isn't that 'Purple Haze'"?
As reported in Rolling Stone magazine, Tom Petty seems to be a bit irate that the Red Hot Chili Peppers may have taken "Mary Jane's Last Dance" out for one more spin. Most discerning listeners caught the similarity between the 1993 Petty hit and the Red Hot's first single "Dani, California," weeks ago. However, two Delaware talk show hosts and SPIN magazine have been recently stoking the flames of discontent by posting polls and comparisons of their own. A University of Chicago musicologist seems to downplay Petty's chances, finding the similarities between the two unworthy of an infringement claim.
