The Beatles: Extraordinary Plagiarists

The Beatles: Extraordinary Plagiarists is a 2012 non-fiction book by musicologist Edgar O. Cruz, which examines how British group the Beatles managed to steal ideas from African-American music and avoid accusations of plagiarism by restricting copying to within the legal two bars of music. Over 213 officially released songs are scrutinized.

The Beatles Extraordinary Plagiarists front cover

Reference

Cruz, Edgar O. (2012) The Beatles: Extraordinary Plagiarists. Manila: Exom Publishing. ISBN 978-971-94954-0-6

External links

The Beatles: Extraordinary Plagiarists at The Book Depository
The Beatles: Extraordinary Plagiarists at Amazon.co.uk