"Whether Johnston will be able to produce evidence that these similarities rise to the level of 'substantial' or 'striking' in view of the Nickelback Defendants' level of access is yet to be determined," she stated. "Johnston has alleged facts sufficient to raise his right to relief above the speculative level, which is all that is required at the pleading stage," she said.įurthermore, she mentioned that it's possible for a juror to determine whether or not the songs share substantial similarity. While she said the complaints against Live Nation should be dismissed, she noted that Johnston rightfully alleged that the members of Nickelback had access to his composition. its about how all rock musicians get grouped together for the.
Rockstar by nickelback movie#
District Court for the Western District of Texas on Aug. Rockstar is a song by Nickelback from the album All The Right Reasons. G 'Cause we all just want to be big Rockstars, A And live in Hilltop Houses driven fifteen cars C The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap, D F We'll all stay skinny cause we just won't eat, G And we'll hang out in the coolest bars, A In the VIP with the movie stars, C Every good gold diggers gonna wind up there, D F Every playboy bunny with her bleach blonde hair, G And we'll hide out. Robert from Los Angeles, Canickelback was poking fun at themselves when they wrote this song.
Magistrate Judge Susan Hightower reviewed the suit and submitted her recommendation to Judge Robert Pitman of the U.S. Nickelback originally released Rockstar written by Daniel Adair, Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger and Ryan Peake and Nickelback released it on the album All the. It went through several drummer changes between 19, achieving its current lineup when Adair replaced. It is composed of guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake, bassist Mike Kroeger, and drummer Daniel Adair.
and Canada, and has since been re-released worldwide. Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta. Nickelback affirmed that Johnston cannot claim copyright infringement because the two songs "are not substantially similar to an ordinary observer.” single (although later re-released) by the Canadian rock band Nickelback from their 2005 fifth studio album All the Right Reasons. Johnston elaborated that "a substantial amount of the music" was copied, including "the tempo, song form, melodic structure, harmonic structures, and lyrical themes." He's seeking damages for copyright infringement and an order against further infringement.