Earlier this week, RADAR broke the news about a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by guitarist Joe Satriani, claiming that the hit Coldplay song Viva La Vida contains "substantial, original portions' of his 2004 song If I Could Fly.
Now, Coldplay has struck back.
"With the greatest possible respect to Joe Satriani, we have now unfortunately found it necessary to respond publicly to his allegations," the band said in a statement.