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31 sie 2016 · Judge Richard Owen of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled on Aug. 31, 1976 that Harrison had "subconsciously" copied the Chiffons' tune. Harrison was, in fact,...
2 sty 2024 · The trial concluded that Harrison did not deliberately copy ‘My Sweet Lord’, but instead, he was found guilty of “subconscious plagiarism” in a verdict settled on August 31st, 1976. Since ‘My Sweet Lord’ claimed 70% of the airplay from its parent album, the judge ruled that Harrison should pay $1.6 million in compensation.
8 wrz 1976 · George Harrison, the former Beatle, was found guilty yesterday of “subconsciously” plagiarizing the 1962 John Mack tune “He's So Fine” for Mr. Harrison's 1970 hit record, “My Sweet Lord.”
2 wrz 2024 · Initially, the case was settled on August 31, 1976, and concluded that Harrison didn’t deliberately copy “He’s So Fine” for My Sweet Lord” and was found guilty of “subconscious...
The opinion’s factual findings are essentially accurate, but did the court ask the right questions to arrive at its finding of unconscious copying? The musically illiterate Harrison didn’t create the score of “My Sweet Lord,” a standard melodic analysis of which led the court to its decision.
19 lut 2023 · On November 23, 1970, Harrison dropped his first single from the record, My Sweet Lord, but four months later, he was hit was massive plagiarism charges.
19 kwi 2021 · The late George Harrison’s creativity seemingly knew no bounds. However, on one bizarre occasion, a court of law found otherwise when they deemed the former Beatle guilty of ‘subconscious plagiarism’ on his track ‘My Sweet Lord’, in what was a landmark ruling on August 31st, 1976.
