When listening to contemporary songs, one sometimes gets the impression that almost everything has already been done in music and that subsequent works are repetitive. After all, for centuries, music has been based on inspiration and has drawn on many well-known motifs and musical patterns. At the same time, it is often difficult to determine where the line between permissible inspiration and unfair appropriation of other people's work lies. Legal disputes over plagiarism are becoming increasingly common around the world, and although some cases end in settlement, it is worth knowing how to create legally so as not to expose yourself to liability for plagiarism. What is plagiarism anyway? Plagiarism (Latin plagium – theft) is not defined in any normative act. It is most often assumed to be the unlawful appropriation of someone else's work or fragment thereof. However, not all cases are clear-cut, and sometimes it will be necessary to analyse extensive case law, [...]