Avril and ethics

Just been reading some story about some Canadian "singer-songwriter" claiming to have written a song of Avril's new album, the thing's here, the relevant quote being

WE just did a story with Avril Lavigne, whom you wrote with ...
I find it funny that it's in Performing Songwriter. I mean, Avril, songwriter? Avril doesn't really sit and write songs by herself or anything. Avril will also cross the ethical line, and no one says anything. That's why I'll never work with her again. I sent her a song two years ago called "Contagious", and I just saw the track listing to this album and there's a song called "Contagious" on it - and my name's not on it. What do you do with that?
Call the lawyers?
See, I won't do that. I'll just tell you. Art should not be subject to that kind of controversy. Art should be pure. In my head it is, anyway.

I think this is one of the good things about Avril, that there is some fuzziness about the songwriting, it allows her to escape from the preposterousness of the "singer-songwriter" position, which is all about Authenticity and Soul man. I like the snobbish beginning here "Avril, songwriter?" Beautiful. I also like the fact that she hasn't heard the song she suggests Avril stole. She's read the title. And now she's accusing her of stealing the song. Insane and so precious. Like no one thought of calling a song contagious before. And again the snobbish and precious ending, which pretty much means MY art is pure - Avril's isn't. I am above calling lawyers. Though not above flinging accusations of plagiarism about on the basis of a song title.

The accusation is also met by Evan Taubenfeld on this kind of funny fans Q & A, the relevant passage here being

E: “Contagious” on Avril’s was written solely by Avril and myself. Infact, we originally wrote it for me, so there’s no way Chantal was involved. I can’t speak on her song or any claims she’s making about our song because I’ve never heard hers.

You should read the whole thing though, cos it is funny and there's a few more questions about Avril including this classic:

Q: So what do you think of Avril looking like a total slut in the blender shoot. Were you alarmed by that and the whole topless thing?
-Asked by Jenn
E: I think she looked sexy, not slutty. It’s all about context and expression.