Entertainment & Sports
Jun. 3, 2016
Federal law covers songs
Song tracks remastered after 1972 are governed by federal law, not state law, according to a district judge who dismissed a lawsuit against CBS Corp. seeking royalties for their use of songs originally recorded before 1972.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Song tracks remastered after 1972 are governed by federal law, not state law, according to a district judge who dismissed a lawsuit against CBS Corporation seeking royalties for their use of songs originally recorded before 1972.
The lawsuit was filed by ABS Entertainment Inc., which owns the sound recordings of Al Green, Willie Mitchell, and other artists active prior to the implementation...
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