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Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports

Oct. 28, 2019

Songwriters’ estates sue major online music distributors

Apple Inc. and Google LLC are “nothing more than modern tape pirates” according to amended complaint filed Friday in a Los Angeles federal court by the rights-holder to the works of an acclaimed composer and songwriter.

Apple Inc. and Google LLC are "nothing more than modern tape pirates" according to amended complaint filed Friday in a Los Angeles federal court by the rights-holder to the works of an acclaimed composer and songwriter.

Four Jays Music Co., established in 1955 by the late composer Harry Warren, who wrote over 800 songs including, "I Only Have Eyes for You," "That's Amore," and "Jeepers Creepers," says the iTunes store buys music from...

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