Paul Anka ays Michael Jackson ripped off his song: But now there's been an agreement: Anka gets 50%

*It's already starting. Within hours of its 12 a.m. Monday premiere on the Internet, there is already an accusation of plagiarism surrounding Michael Jackson's new single "This Is It." Singer-songwriter Paul Anka believes the King of Pop's tune rips off a 1983 song he co-wrote with Jackson called "I Never Heard." He tells TMZ that the song was even recorded in his studio in Carmel, Calif. TMZ reported: Anka says he took the tape to a studio in Hollywood to put the finishing touches on it for Anka's duets album, "Walk a Fine Line." Anka claims Jackson -- who was just blowing up at the time with "Thriller" -- got a big head and "stole the tapes" from the studio. Anka tells us he called the lawyers who repped both he and Jackson -- ironically one of them was John Branca -- and threatened them with a lawsuit if he didn't get the tapes back. Anka got them back but insists Jackson made a copy of the tapes and used the track with his voice from "I Never Heard" -- and simply retitled it, "This is It." Anka gave "I Never Heard" to another artist -- Safire -- who recorded it in 1990. Anka tells us he's talking with his lawyers about his legal options. UPDATE ... An executor of Jackson's estate, John Branca and Anka's legal team, have come to an agreement: the two co-wrote the song!

[triple6vamp]

HaHaHa..MJ's family will only be getting 50% of the earnings...HaHaHa this is great and funny !!

[Love and miss you Michael]

triple6vamp wrote:

HaHaHa..MJ's family will only be getting 50% of the earnings...HaHaHa this is great and funny !!

It's old news and pathetic that that excites you. Their 50 percent is more than your 0 percent.

[jimmy48]

That is awesome. Now MJ is a thief. hahahaha.

[buy]

I will buy the single so that Anka will get his share..

[jimmy48]

hmmmm.......wonder how many others he ripped off.

[poor]

so much drama!!!

[Reality_Awaits]

Where's Extrollian? Hello?

Hello?

HELLLO!

<snickers>
Whatta moronus

90% and 20%?
I still remember that stupid quote you said, Exf'loonian.
Seems you are just a f'loon after all.

[BillyDaKid09]

jimmy48 wrote:

hmmmm.......wonder how many others he ripped off.

Wacko also ripped off "A Horse With No Name" by the group America.

[deanna1]

I think it has been said All things will come to light.......Well, there you have it. I wonder if Michael didn't understand the 'Thou shall not steal' commandment..I'll guess he does now!

[Reality_Awaits]

BillyDaKid09 wrote:

<quoted text>Wacko also ripped off "A Horse With No Name" by the group America.

Also compare the melody riff of "Thriller" to Steely Dan's "Do It Again"

I guess the f'loons will now say that the co-writers were the rip-off artists. Shame on Anka!

[Love and miss you Michael]

Reality_Awaits wrote:

<quoted text>
Also compare the melody riff of "Thriller" to Steely Dan's "Do It Again"
I guess the f'loons will now say that the co-writers were the rip-off artists. Shame on Anka!

REALITY AWAITS, YES IT DOES PLEASE HURRY AND GET TO IT. RUN.

[Reality_Awaits]

Love and miss you Michael wrote:

<quoted text>
REALITY AWAITS, YES IT DOES PLEASE HURRY AND GET TO IT. RUN.

I see you're still unconscious to reality.
No different from other f'loons.

See - reality is a concept that exists around everybody. You just haven't woken to it yet.
Hence - Reality Awaits.

<lol>

[Mariah fan]

This Is ...Sh!t

[zepforever]

more than a pedophile he was a dirty stealer!

Anka must spit and piss on his grave

[zepforever]

jimmy48 wrote:

hmmmm.......wonder how many others he ripped off.

another Paul of course Paul Mc Cartney
remember the Beatles catalogue

[tim]

How many other songwriters will be coming forward to claim rights to songs they wrote? How many other songs did Michael Jackson steal?

[Long Live King Michael]

Michael didn't steal anything! Anka wanted him to use his song for free and now he wants money for it. He is making money on Michaels death. He is a vultire. Michael didn't steal songs. He could write any song he wanted to write. He was the best you'll ever see in your life. He was rich and he's getting richer every day. You are poor and you'll always be poor. Rich wins. Ha ha.

[tim]

Long Live King Michael wrote:

Michael didn't steal anything! Anka wanted him to use his song for free and now he wants money for it. He is making money on Michaels death. He is a vultire. Michael didn't steal songs. He could write any song he wanted to write. He was the best you'll ever see in your life. He was rich and he's getting richer every day. You are poor and you'll always be poor. Rich wins. Ha ha.

Mimi...Michael Jackson is dead and in Hell. He isn't rich any more. You can't take it with you MIMI.

So give it up. You won't win.

[gerri-berri]

Long Live King Michael wrote:

Michael didn't steal anything! Anka wanted him to use his song for free and now he wants money for it. He is making money on Michaels death. He is a vultire. Michael didn't steal songs. He could write any song he wanted to write. He was the best you'll ever see in your life. He was rich and he's getting richer every day. You are poor and you'll always be poor. Rich wins. Ha ha.

Where you there and did you witness this personally? Had Paul Anka wanted MJ to use the song, he wouldn't have given it to another artist.

[irate]

tim wrote:

How many other songwriters will be coming forward to claim rights to songs they wrote?

plenty, now that he's no longer here to defend himself....the same as celebrity children who write books about their "abusive" parents once their dead.