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4 Feb 2023, 7:38 am by Rebecca Tushnet
Looking at post-1978, 9th, 2d, and 6th Cir (Motown) and SCt; copying and use without license. [read post]
28 Dec 2022, 3:56 am
Noting that it is “well-settled that a geographic nickname, such as ‘Big Apple’ or ‘Motown’, is treated the same as the actual name of the geographic location” if it is likely to be perceived as such by the purchasing public. [read post]
2 Nov 2022, 4:49 pm by Jack Bogdanski
Sad.Anyway, for all the great records of '72, it's the 50th anniversary now. [read post]
2 Apr 2022, 1:38 am by Steve Lubet
I think it is also remarkable for having charted in at least four different genres: Motown, hard rock, pop, and country (sort of, by Reba McIntyre). [read post]
12 Mar 2022, 12:30 am by Steve Lubet
Smokey Robinson wrote "Get Ready" for the Temptations in 1966, making it the last song he wrote for them at Motown Records. [read post]
20 Jan 2021, 7:15 am by Chuck Finder
It’s no surprise economic barometers are weak given COVID-19’s record numbers of U.S. infections, hospitalizations and deaths. [read post]
16 Dec 2020, 2:30 am by Jack Sharman
Here is Thomas reading the entire work, recorded in 1952. [read post]
12 Oct 2020, 1:50 pm
I am a big fan of “Motor City” … or, “Motown” … once the global center of the automotive industry.There you’ll find some of the world’s finest cultural institutions, including The Henry Ford Museum, The Charles H. [read post]
1 Nov 2019, 10:58 pm by Steve Lubet
"I Heard It through the Grapevine" was written for Motown Records by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, without an artist in mind. [read post]
10 Aug 2019, 1:18 am by Steve Lubet
Jimmy Ruffin's "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" was released on the Soul label in 1966, a subsidiary of Motown Records it was backed by the Funk Brothers. [read post]
18 May 2019, 1:09 am by Steve Lubet
The Shirelles are often credited as the first of the crossover "girl groups," predating the Motown sound. [read post]
1 Feb 2019, 1:30 am
Everything else on the recording is added by the musicians, typically under the guidance of the producer. [read post]
25 May 2018, 12:21 pm by Kelsey Farish
 Earlier this month, Motown legend Smokey Robinson joined a number of other entertainers before the United States Congress to throw weight behind stronger copyright protections for artists and rights owners. [read post]
18 May 2018, 5:40 am by Terry Hart
While litigation has resulted in some payments to artists, the process is long and costly, while the payments themselves are temporary and do not include all pre-’72 music creators or recordings. [read post]
11 May 2018, 8:38 am by David Oxenford
Songwriters and performers, including Motown legend Smokey Robinson, will also testify at the hearing. [read post]
23 Apr 2018, 11:01 am by Christine Corcos
His attorney, Curtis Shaw, hit upon an idea: Motown, Marvin’s record label, had given him $305,000 as an advance for his upcoming-but-undeveloped album. [read post]
23 Apr 2018, 11:01 am
His attorney, Curtis Shaw, hit upon an idea: Motown, Marvin’s record label, had given him $305,000 as an advance for his upcoming-but-undeveloped album. [read post]
11 Jan 2018, 1:02 pm by Rebecca Tushnet
”  Its agreement with Motown Records also restricted use of the name: band members could perform as “sidemen” for other artists and groups, but “in no event” could they use the name “Commodores” in connection with that engagement. [read post]
5 Dec 2017, 12:01 pm by ligitsec
A&M RECORDS, INC., a corporation; GEFFEN RECORDS, INC., a corporation; INTERSCOPE RECORDS; SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.; MCA RECORDS, INC.; ATLANTIC RECORDING CORP.; ISLAND RECORDS, INC.; MOTOWN RECORD CO.; CAPITOL RECORDS, INC., Plaintiffs-Appellees,v.NAPSTER, INC., Defendant-Appellant.JERRY LEIBER, individually and doing business as, JERRY LEIBER MUSIC; MIKE STOLLER and FRANK MUSIC CORP., on behalf of themselves… [read post]