Coldplay vs. Joe Satriani

Coldplay, a pathetic pop band, ripped off "If I could Fly" by Joe Satriani (one the the world's most talented guitar players) for their Grammy-Award winning song "Viva la Vida." He sued them, like he should have. They're saying that the similarity is not enough to warrant charges, and besides, Satriani's music "lacks originality" and therefore should not receive copyright protection. Excuse me, Coldplay? What do you know about music? Joe Satriani has been creating complex and challenging instrumental rock for decades, and you want to come in here with your ripped-off formulaic pop fluff and say he's not original? Besides, their arguments are pretty much, "We shouldn't be prosecuted because the song sucks & we didn't rip it off too much." Hey Coldplay, if it lacks originality and you plagiarized it, what does that make you? Apparently they liked it enough to record it. Again. Without permission. And win a Grammy for "Most Popular Piece of Crap." Seriously, who judges the Grammys? Anybody with any musical knowledge? The public isn't qualified to judge musical superiority, as evidenced by the charts these days. Right now, "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga is Numero Uno- I heard it on the radio this morning, and one of my friends played on the way to Higher Ground a couple of days ago. Dumb song "about sex and gambling." Oh, to return to the days when Kansas, Foghat and Yes were popular.....I am disgusted by this pathetic band. GO JOE SATRIANI!!! Since he composed much of it, he deserves a slice of that Grammy. Check out his new band Chickenfoot.