Last summer Avril Lavigne got sued by a '70s band called the Rubinoos because they said she ripped them off in her song "Girlfriend." I listened to both songs and said those guys were full of a lot of horsedoodles, pardon my language. Her music might be very very bad indeed, but she's not a plagiarist.

Well, now they agree:

Tony Dunbar and James Gangwer had filed a lawsuit claiming the hit "Girlfriend," by Lavigne and writing partner Luke Gottwald on her album The Best Damn Thing, was ripped off from the 1979 song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" by Dunbar and Gangwer's new wave group the Rubinoos.

But in a statement Tuesday, Dunbar and Gangwer said: "We are satisfied that any similarities between the two songs resulted from Avril and Luke's use of certain common and widely used lyrics. We therefore completely exonerate Avril and Luke from any wrongdoing of any kind in connection with the claims made by us in our lawsuit."

Of course, they only said that after they received a "confidential settlement." What did I get? Bupkis. Thanks a bunch, Avril!