Hard to say, i guess it depends on the individual copying the riff, if he knows he straight up knows he ripped of a song and he doesn't care, then he's the kinda guy who doesn't really care about making his own original compositions.
You can be influenced by good bands and riffs but when you consciously steal from them you'll always know the credit for your song belongs to them not you.
More than the opinion of others on whether it is morally right to steal a riff, to me what really matters is the artistic integrity of the individual making the song.
I don't think you can force integrity on musicians, that something they need to have on their own.
I personally don't care much about this unless i feel the guy just straight up ripped a popular song to recycle a popular hit.
that's the only instance where this kinda thing bothers me.
Last edited by Black Francis; 02-22-2015 at 10:55 AM.
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