Intellectual Property
Apr. 17, 2015
2nd Circuit to consider Flo & Eddie copyright case
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a petition Wednesday from Sirius XM Radio Inc. to hear a copyright case between the satellite radio company and the lead vocalists of the 1960s pop band The Turtles.
By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a petition Wednesday from Sirius XM Radio Inc. to hear a copyright case between the satellite radio company and the lead vocalists of the 1960s pop band The Turtles.
The vocalists' company, Flo & Eddie Inc., has claimed that it had the exclusive right under New York common law to control performances of its sound recordings. These recordings fall outside of federal copyright protecti...
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