Musician loses multi million damages claim over U2 song he claimed he wrote
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dublinlive— Maurice Kiely had sued U2 Ltd, a limited liability company linked to the band, alleging the song ‘A Man and A Woman’ was written by him in 1998
The Indian Express—Madras High Court says Ilaiyaraaja cannot claim sole ownership of songs as ‘there are no songs without lyrics’. The Madras High Court has made a strong statement in the context of the dispute between Tamil music icon Ilaiyaraaja and a private recording company, Echo. The High Court bench comprising Justice Mahadevan and Justice Muhammad Sadiq observed that Ilaiyaraaja cannot claim sole ownership of songs as lyrics play a vital part in them. In the context of the appeal, the bench observed that there are no songs without lyrics. It further claimed that many other factors contribute to a song like the voice...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser—Boeing loses $355 million in latest quarter. Boeing said today that it lost $355 million on falling revenue in the first quarter, another sign of the crisis gripping the aircraft manufacturer as it faces increasing scrutiny over the safety of its planes and accusations of shoddy work from a growing number of whistleblowers.
WKBN.com—Campground reopens following multi-million dollar renovation. An $ 8 million renovation of a campground in Western Pennsylvania is complete and reopened.