Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports
Apr. 30, 2015
'60s on 6' may be in Sirius trouble
Flo & Eddie's battle over the rights to pre-1972 recordings has reached the 9th Circuit - and the implications of the decision could be giant.
Richard E. Posell
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JAMS
Email: rposell@jamsadr.com
Richard resolves high-profile, complex commercial disputes and has experience in entertainment, trade secrets, trademarks, trade dress, class actions, executive employment disputes and general business disputes.
SiriusXM Radio operates both satellite and Internet radio, broadcasting a treasure trove of stations for every musical taste. It features music from the 60s on its channel called "60s on 6" (it also has "50s on 5" for 50s music, "70s on 7" for 70s music, and so on). In September 2014, Judge Philip Gutierrez in the Central District of California held that a 1982 California state statute gives copyright holders in pre-1972 sound recordings the exclu...
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