Entertainment & Sports
Feb. 12, 2015
Battle over Ray Charles songs next frontier for termination rights
An appellate court will hear arguments on who can reclaim rights to the legendary soul singer's tunes.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES A feud between Ray Charles' children and a charitable foundation the late soul legend set up has sparked a new twist on an impassioned legal dispute: Whether his heirs have an almost absolute priority of recovering the rights to Charles' song compositions, or if the foundation to which Charles dedicated his estate also has a stake.
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel will ...
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