Gabrielle RussonMay 17, 2024
5min0
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Tag: copyright infringement
Gabrielle RussonMay 17, 2024
Jim RosicaJanuary 30, 2017
4min312
The state’s highest court set oral argument in what could be a landmark case regarding who pays whom to play old rock ‘n’ roll. The Florida Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear argument April 6 in a case pitting Flo & Eddie, two original members of the 1960s band “The Turtles,” against satellite radio operator […]
Jim RosicaSeptember 21, 20164min407
The musicians behind the hits “Happy Together” and “Elenore” say they have an “exclusive Florida common law copyright” to their music, entitling them to get paid for their old rock ‘n’ roll. Lawyers for Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, original members of the 1960s band The Turtles and later known as Flo & Eddie, filed […]
Jim RosicaJune 30, 20166min321
The state’s highest court has been pulled into a case over what could be “multiple millions of dollars” owed for old rock ‘n’ roll. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday certified questions of state law to the Florida Supreme Court in a nearly three-year-old class-action suit by original members of The Turtles, a 1960s band. […]
Peter SchorschAugust 11, 2015
8min258
Say what you will about Alan Grayson; he’s brash, arrogant, outspoken. One thing he is not is “subtle.” As a liberal Orlando congressman, now seeking Florida’s U.S. Senate seat, Grayson has frequently skated the edge: from ethics rules to campaigning from his official House office space. Now Grayson could be in hot water once again […]