“实质一致”的认定在20世纪90年代的音乐界,对知名艺人的侵权诉讼颇有愈演愈烈之势。侵权诉讼的风潮发端于20世纪70年代,这些诉讼改变了音乐界本应有的自由氛围,把它变成了一个封闭的俱乐部。昂贵的诉讼费用几乎迫使所有的大唱片公司对那些本想进军音乐界的原创音乐人关上了大门。在音乐界逐渐趋向封闭的过程中,迈克尔·杰克逊的歌曲《这是我的女孩》引发的著作权纠纷扮演了重要 “Substantiating Consistency” finds that in the 1990s, the infringement litigation of well-known artists was fiercely intensified. The tide of infringement litigation began in the 1970s, and these litigation changed the free atmosphere the music industry deserved and turned it into a closed club. Costly legal costs have almost forced all major record companies to close the door to original musicians who wanted to step into the music industry. As the music industry became more closed, the copyright dispute that Michael Jackson’s song “This is my girl” played an important role