BEAT CRIME 1
GRAND THEFT AUDIO
Richard Stein vs Les Paul
RICHARD STEIN awarded an unknown amount.
LES PAUL
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RICHARD STEIN
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In 1937 Romanian composer Richard Stein wrote the internationally famous song Sanie Cu Zurgalai - Sleigh With Bells in English. In 1952 Les Paul plagiarized the song with his song Johnny (Is The Boy For Me). Richard Stein won the case and was awarded writing credits and an unknown amount. In 2000, the song was licensed to Belgian band Vaya Con Dios for a cover version, the record was released listing Les Paul as the songwriter. This sparked a second infringement case about this song - both Stein and Paul had died by then.
The Chiffons vs George Harrison
THE CHIFFONS awarded $587,000.00
GEORGE HARRISON
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THE CHIFFONS
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In 1970 George Harrison released his third studio album All Things Must Pass - a triple disc album. The album included the song My Suite Lord - the subject of a lengthy copyright infringement lawsuit.ccmelody borrowed heavily from - judge believed harrison didn't purposely steal the song but the judge found hium guilty of "sun conscious plagiarism" Harrison paid 587,000
The Kinks vs The Doors
THE KINKS awarded
THE DOORS
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THE KINKS
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Chuck Berry vs The Beatles
MORRIS LEVY settled in and out of court
THE BEATLES
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CHUCK BERRY
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The Beatles were heavily influenced bu Chuck Berry, and they were known to play at least 15 of his songs in their concerts. In 1973 Berry's music publisher sued The Beatles for taking lyrics and structure from his 1956 You Can't Touch Me, and using them in their song Come Together. The out-of-court settlement required John Lennon to record three songs that were owned by Barry's publisher, Morris Levy, including You Can't Catch Me. One of the three songs remained unreleased after Lennon's death, sparking a breach of contract lawsuit, and Levy was awarded $6,795. Later Levy released an album with unauthorized Lennon material and was sued by Lennon's estate - they were awarded $84,912.96.
ROD STEWART
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JORGE BEN
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Larrikin Music vs Men At Work
LARRIKIN MUSIC was awarded 5% of royalties
MEN AT WORK
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LARRIKIN MUSIC'S
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Gilbert O'Sullivan vs Biz Markie
BIZ MARKIE
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GILBERT O'SULLIVAN
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The Isley Brothers vs Michael Bolton
THE ISLEY BROTHERS awarded $5.4 million
MICHAEL BOLTON
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THE ISLEY BROTHERS
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Albert Hammond vs Radiohead
ALBERT HAMMOND awarded
RADIOHEAD
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ALBERT HAMMOND
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The New Seekers vs Oasis
THE NEW SEEKERS awarded $500,000.00
OASIS
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THE NEW SEEKERS
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The Rolling Stones vs The Verve
THE ROLLING STONES won 100% of publishing rights
THE VERVE
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THE ROLLING STONES
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