Music Prince’s Guitar 17 Mar 2021 Pickett v. Prince, 207 F. 3d 402 (7th cir. 2000) The musician Prince was the assignee of a copyright in the symbol he began to use to identify himself (Prince's…
Music “He’s So Fine” vs “My Sweet Lord” – Subconscious Copying 11 Mar 20212 Apr 2021 Bright Tunes Music Corp. v. Harrisongs music, Ltc., 420 F. Supp. 177 (S.D.N.Y. 1976). "He's So Fine” was composed by Ronald Mack, recorded by “Chiffons” in 1962, and copyright owned…
Music “How Deep Is Your Love” vs “Let It End” 9 Mar 20219 Mar 2021 Ronald H. Selle v. Barry Gibb, 741 F. 2d 896 (7th Cir. 1984). Selle, the composer of "Let It End" (1975), sued the Bee Gees for copyright infringement of his…
Music Subconscious Copying & Giving Credits 8 Mar 202129 Mar 2021 Under copyright law, a work is an "original work," therefore copyrightable upon creation, if one did not copy it from another work. Thus, technically, one can make a song that…
Music “Blurred Lines” vs “Got to Give It Up” 12 Sep 20209 Mar 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyDUC1LUXSU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhFNY9zW2F4 Williams v. Gaye, 885 F.3d 1150 (9th Cir. 2018) Marvin Gaye's estate alleged Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke copied Gaye's "Got To Give It Up." The court found…
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