The
Isley Brothers isn’t as well known a name as Michael Bolton, but unfortunately
for Mr. Bolton, they share a song with the same name and some of the same
lyrics. The Isley Brothers song was released in 1966 under the name “Love is a
Wonderful Thing, Michael Bolton’s song was released in 1991.
A suit was brought against Michael Bolton by the Isley Brothers for allegedly lifting parts from their original song of the same name and in 1991 Despite Michael Bolton and the co-author of the song’s argument that there was insufficient evidence supporting the jury’s findings, the district court found in favor of the Isley Brothers and left the largest award in history for plagiarism in the music industry intact.
A suit was brought against Michael Bolton by the Isley Brothers for allegedly lifting parts from their original song of the same name and in 1991 Despite Michael Bolton and the co-author of the song’s argument that there was insufficient evidence supporting the jury’s findings, the district court found in favor of the Isley Brothers and left the largest award in history for plagiarism in the music industry intact.
in this
case there has been clear infringement under section 36(1) read with
s 13(1)(c) of the Act
ref:
http://www.fairwagelawyers.com/most-famous-music-copyright-infringment.html
ref:
http://www.fairwagelawyers.com/most-famous-music-copyright-infringment.html
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