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| 969.1 | pointer | SRFSUP::MORRIS | Send Lawyers, Guns and Roses | Wed Nov 09 1988 12:03 | 3 |
| try DREGS::MUSIC under the topic 'plagiarism'
Ashley
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| 969.2 | How Much is Enough? | STAR::DONOVAN | | Wed Nov 09 1988 13:16 | 19 |
| It is a grave and troubling indication of the moral bankruptcy of
our times: John Fogerty being sued by Fantasy Records and its
president (sp?) Saul Zantz.
As many of you probably know, Creedence had more number one hits
than any other American band (according to Billboard) and all of
the rights to those hits belong to Fantasy Records. That includes
Bad Moon Rising, Proud Mary, Green River... To this day Fogerty
does *not* receive royalties from that music. Fantasy most likely
duped the young Fogerty into publishing deal back in the late sixties,
a similar thing also happened to the Beatles.
Run Through the Jungle was not as big a hit as The Old Man Down
the Road. Zantz sees "Old Man" is a money-maker and leaps in
to sue on the incredible premise Fogerty sounds like himself.
Apparently owning the Creedence catalog isn't enough for Zantz,
he wants to own Fogerty.
If I could ask Zantz a question, it would be "How much is enough?"
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| 969.3 | Wotta Bunch of Sweet Guys | AQUA::ROST | You've got to stop your pleading | Wed Nov 09 1988 13:21 | 19 |
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Actually, Fogerty *gave* Fantasy his publishing rights so that they
would let him out of his *recording* contract with them. He felt
that they had mismanaged a trust fund for Creedence (which cost
the band millions in lost funds when it went bankrupt!) and wanted
nothing to do with the company anymore.
Considering that the company owes their current health to Fogerty
(Fantasy was on the skids in the late sixties, now it is a respected
jazz label) *plus* the revenue they can generate from ownership
of his songs, they are simply being nasty now. Therefore the libel
suits over "Mr. Greed" and "Zanz Kant Danz".
Anyone who thinks record companies have any personal interest in
the artists they sign or the music they manufacture should think
twice.
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| 969.4 | | HAZEL::STARR | Like a fool, fell in love with you... | Wed Nov 09 1988 13:52 | 18 |
| re: .2
Just nitpicking here, but:
Of all the amazing facts in rock and roll (and there are many), this is
the most incredible - Credence Clearwater Revival *never* had a number
one record!!! It's true!!!
I believe they had 9 Top 10 hits, and at least two of them were at the
Number Two slot for over 9 weeks. But songs by such important artists as
the Partridge Family and Zager and Evans kept them out of the number
one slot.
The band I think is the greatest American singles band (possibly matched
only by The Beach Boys), and they never had a number one hit! Sheesh!
Alan S.
who_should_have_probably_put_this_in_MUSIC_huh?_
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| 969.5 | | DNEAST::BOTTOM_DAVID | Everyday I got the blues | Thu Nov 10 1988 07:39 | 4 |
| Nit: The Beatles sold thier song rights at the insistance of Paul
and his family lawer connections, ie: the Eastmans
dbii
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