In a message dated 9/9/2003 2:01:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
audities-owner@smoe.org writes:
I think it happens much more often than you might imagine. Off the top 
of my head, I can think of two recent examples for which no claims have 
been made against. 
And two that did go to trial: Blur's 1997 track "M.O.R." bore a striking 
resemblance to David Bowie's "Boys Keep Swinging". Bowie sued and won. Also 
Elastica's entire catalog ripped off Wire... Wire sued them and won, too. --Jason