Nami Tamaki's "Result" borrowing from Ayumi Hamasaki's "UNITE!"?

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Originally Posted by SunshineSlayer

hehe, that's certainly one reason. But I think the main one is in the US music industry people will sue you immediately for doing it. You don't hear about too many lawsuits in Japan that are music related.

Another reason I think is the general view on "borrowing" and cover versions. Covers are produced a lot more frequently and closer to releases than in the US (at least from my experiences). Also the pop industry in Japan seems to be dominated by really few people (producers/writers). This doesen't explain how ayu's melodies are being borrowed though, cause she's never written music for any other artist.