Ariel Katz
Wednesday, December 17, 2008

In my latest post I noted that Canada and Israel share a common copyright heritage. Here's a trivia question: What else, copyright related, do Canada and Israel have in common?

Answer below...

Answer:  The melodies of both countries' national anthems  (choose whichever term you like)

  • are inspired
  • borrow
  • build on
  • plagiarize
  • steal
  • pirate

previous popular musical works of their time.

"O Canada", composed by Calixa Lavallee in 1880, bears a great resemblance to the "Marsch der Priester" (March of the Priests), from Mozart's The Magic Flute.  Click to listen:

O Canada