Harrison Vs. Bright Tunes Case Study

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CITATION: George Harrison vs Bright Tunes Music Corp. 420 F. Supp 177 (S.D.N.Y. 1971)

FACTS: George Harrison, an English musician and former member of the Beatles was hit with a lawsuit by Bright Tunes Music Corp. after they felt like Harrison copyrighted and infringed in one of their artist’s songs. Bright Tunes Corps. The musical composition was very much alike in both of the artists’ songs and Bright Tunes had the copyright over it compared to Harrison. When Harrison separated from the Beatles after 22 years, he wanted to venture off as a solo artist. “He’s so fine,” the song Bright Tunes accused Harrison of infringement on, was released in 1962. Harrison wrote “My Sweet Lord,” recalling that it came from a press conference he didn’t want

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