I applaud yahoo news for covering this story. I think it's a great way to show people that it's not just students plagiarizing in essays; it's the big stars stealing other stars' ideas - or in this case, a song.
Let's be honest, the songs sound so much alike, but only in one part of it. In my opinion however, I would not consider it to be plagiarism because there are some differences.
It's a well covered article and I like how the reporter added at the end that "Further comment from Satriani's attorney, or reaction from Coldplay's management was not immediately available." It's so much better to say that, than to completely leave your readers wondering.
Article link:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081205/en_nm/us_coldplay
Coldplay's "Viva La Vida:"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvgZkm1xWPE
Joe Satriani's "If I Could Fly:"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMcjXo8ZuqE
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