Dr. Luke Defends Avril Lavigne

Dr. Luke checked in with fans on his blog at Myspace on July 17th, defending Avril Lavigne over the lawsuit The Rubinoos filed claiming that his ‘Girlfriend’ collaboration with Avril had infringed on ‘I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend’. After noting that a highly respected musicologist found no copyright infringement, he wrote, “I am also confused by the point of the contrived video clips of the chorus from ‘Girlfriend’ followed by the chorus from the Rubinoos ‘I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend’ that have been posted on the internet. These have been radically digitally altered and transposed to make the songs sound more similar than they are. Playing the Rubinoos’ song along with Avril’s video, attempts to further confuse the public and connect two separate things. It is odd that if the songs are so close, they must be manipulated so much. When the songs are listened to in their entirety, it is evident that they are two very different songs with very different meanings.” As for the claims Avril is not a true songwriter, Dr. Luke said, “I have written with Avril and know that she is a talented songwriter with great ideas.”