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Post by jpkansas on Feb 19, 2011 1:18:24 GMT -5
1981: Five years after George Harrison is found guilty of “subconscious plagiarism” in appropriating the melody of the Chiffons' "He's So Fine" in his own hit "My Sweet Lord," Judge Richard Owen of New York State Supreme Court awards the plaintiff, ABKCO Music, the sum of $587,000 in damages. oldies.about.com/od/oldieshistory/a/february19.htm |
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Post by m c dornan on Feb 19, 2011 13:29:03 GMT -5
1878: And I'll bet Edison's assistant was never mentioned in the patent.
1987: Saw Taj Mahal perform at a free outdoor concert in Boston.
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Feb 21, 2011 16:20:17 GMT -5
1878: And I'll bet Edison's assistant was never mentioned in the patent. Y'know, I'm sure that Edison had more than one assistant, but I do know that a great uncle of mine (my mom's uncle), did work for him for a time. I couldn't tell you the years, but I think more likely in the vewry early 20th century, not in the 19th. I just remember my mom saying that her uncle used to sleep on a cot in the laboratory many nights. |
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Post by m c dornan on Feb 22, 2011 0:24:52 GMT -5
1878: And I'll bet Edison's assistant was never mentioned in the patent. Y'know, I'm sure that Edison had more than one assistant, but I do know that a great uncle of mine (my mom's uncle), did work for him for a time. I couldn't tell you the years, but I think more likely in the vewry early 20th century, not in the 19th. I just remember my mom saying that her uncle used to sleep on a cot in the laboratory many nights. Did Edison ever give him any phonograph records? Or phonographs.. |
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Feb 22, 2011 9:50:12 GMT -5
Y'know, I'm sure that Edison had more than one assistant, but I do know that a great uncle of mine (my mom's uncle), did work for him for a time. I couldn't tell you the years, but I think more likely in the vewry early 20th century, not in the 19th. I just remember my mom saying that her uncle used to sleep on a cot in the laboratory many nights. Did Edison ever give him any phonograph records? Or phonographs.. I have no idea, MC. I only met him once or twice when I was very little. The info I got, I got from my mom, not directly from him. I know he suffered from asthma, and moved to Arizona in his later years (back in the day, Arizona was thought to be the remedy for all respiratory ailments). You live in Arizona, don't you, MC? Maybe you can search the state looking for his phonograph and records (if he had any in the first place.) ;D |
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Post by H2IZCOOL on Feb 22, 2011 9:54:17 GMT -5
1981: Five years after George Harrison is found guilty of “subconscious plagiarism” in appropriating the melody of the Chiffons' "He's So Fine" in his own hit "My Sweet Lord," Judge Richard Owen of New York State Supreme Court awards the plaintiff, ABKCO Music, the sum of $587,000 in damages. oldies.about.com/od/oldieshistory/a/february19.htmHow does that compare to the royalties that Eminem paid David Bowie for deliberately stealing the baseline from "Under Pressure" to use in his piece of trash "Ice Ice Baby." |
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