In 1985, John Fogerty was sued for plagiarizing himself. It was a bizarre courtroom situation that arose because Fogerty had forfeited the rights to his old Creedance Clearwater Revival hits to a former record label that went after him when a song he wrote on his new album “Centerfield” sounded too much like his own work. Copyright law is complicated. What can you do.
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There was a time when John Fogerty refused to play his hits from the Creedence Clearwater Revival days in concert. Over the past few decades, and after legal settlements, Fogerty has relaxed this view and now loads live shows with C... Read Post
Rock AlmanacSpinner.com: On This Date in 1988: The trial of John Fogerty, accused by his former label Fantasy Records of plagiarizing his own song, begins. The label charges that Fogerty's 1985 solo hit 1985's 'The Old Man Down the ... Read Post
Although it's been picked up for a second season, Aaron Sorkin's "The Newsroom" has weathered a healthy amount of criticism. His pilot for the HBO drama, which premiered in June, was said to be rich with "many, many problems"; fille... Read Post