Are Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement The New Black?

It just wouldn't be right if Paris Hilton's song didn't have some kind of scandal attached to it (other than making me deaf). I bring to you – the scandal. Paris’ song “Stars are Blind” sounds very much like a UB40 song called “Kingston Town” from 1995. Seems like ripping off existing songs is really in style this summer! Here are the two songs so you can judge for yourself.

UB40's song:


Paris' song: