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Rapid Developments In Turtles' Pre-1972 Recordings Suits

A California federal judge rejected dueling, Hail-Mary motions by both sides in a key battle over copyrights to pre-1972 recordings.

24 minute read February 28, 2015 at 11:00 PM
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David Bario, Lisa Shuchman and Ross Todd
Rapid Developments In Turtles' Pre-1972 Recordings Suits

A California federal judge rejected dueling, Hail-Mary motions by both sides in a key battle over copyrights to pre-1972 recordings. U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez in Los Angeles refused to reconsider his earlier ruling that Sirius XM Radio faces copyright liability for broadcasting pre-1972 songs without paying royalties.

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