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    Kanye West Denies Plagiarism, Cites Influence From Nietzsche

    Rapper says 'Stronger' lyrics were influenced by the German philosopher...

    November 24, 2011 by Luke Britton | Photo by WENN.com
    Kanye West Denies Plagiarism, Cites Influence From Nietzsche

    U.S rapper Kanye West has denied that he plagiarised another songwriter in the lyrics to his song 'Stronger', claiming instead that the words were in fact influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche.

    Vincent Rogers' lawsuit comes after he originally sued West in 2010, arguing that the hip-hop star stole directly from his song also named 'Stronger'.

    But Kanye is adament are influenced by the German philosopher's quote: "That which does not kill us make stronger".

    West's lawyer, Carrie Hall said:

    "It would create a dangerously low threshold for establishing copyright protection over otherwise commonplace words and phrases".

    Meanwhile, you can see a gallery of our picks of the male movers and shakers in music this year.

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