Entertainment & Sports
Nov. 22, 2014
Midcase appeal denied for Sirius XM in landmark copyright case
The court earlier granted summary judgment for Flo & Eddie, finding that Sirius XM violated state copyright law by playing Turtles sound recordings made prior to 1972 without compensating the artists.
By Matthew Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Sirius XM Radio Inc. cannot seem to win against Flo & Eddie, former lead vocalists of The Turtles.
U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez denied Thursday the New York-based company's motion for interlocutory appeal in a landmark copyright infringement case. Gutierrez said the "Court is largely unpersuaded and sometimes baffled by Sirius XM's repetitive or off-point theories" regarding California...
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