Identical song!

Hi guys, don´t you think this song is 90% identical to Weezer´s "If You´re Wondering If I Want You To (I Want You To)"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6PPumOcqes&feature=related

It´s from a Spanish band, called "Autoban", recently formed, and it was chosen for being the oficial theme of a new TV series, "Con el Culo Al Aire" in which a lot of famous spanish actors and actresses are acting. It is broadcasted in one of the most important channel in Spain, Antena3, and is having a good reception and success. It seems that only a few people have realised that the song is identical to Weezer´s one. And the band offers the song as theirs, they haven´t said it´s inspired or versioned from Wezeer´s song, neither in the youtube video desciption nor in their myspace.

Promotional video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n97pRYHzPjc&feature=related

What do you think about?

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Permalink Reply by Iñigo Amo on March 3, 2012 at 5:54am

Sorry for my poor English

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Permalink Reply by Farkas on March 3, 2012 at 9:10am

Plagiarism!!!

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Permalink Reply by Allison Paulis on March 3, 2012 at 10:58am

There's definitely a lot of similarity, but I think the melody may just be different enough for them to skirt any legal action, unless that riff counts as a melody and not a chord progression. They can't copyright the chord progression or the rhythm, only the melody, and I'm not sure if there was any explicit melody-lifting. It seems pretty clear they knew exactly what they were doing, what the laws were, and how to avoid legal action.