The original jury ruled that 66% of the song’s profits came from copyright-infringed material and that 28% of the profits from the album “Time, Love & Tenderness” resulted from the Grammy-winning track.Īccording to appeals court documents, the Isleys are to be paid $4.2 million from Sony Music, $932,924 from Bolton, $220,785 from Goldmark, and the balance from Bolton and Goldmark’s music publishing company.
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When the first judgment was handed down, the original trial jury determined there were five instances in which the Bolton/Goldmark song plagiarized the Isleys’ tune. Supreme Court refused to hear Bolton’s appeal of the May ruling. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Bolton appealed that decision, which was later upheld in a May 2000 decision by the 9th U.S. The initial verdict in the protracted court fight was handed down in 1994 when a lower court ruled that Bolton, co-writer Andrew Goldmark, and Sony Music Publishing had to give the Isley Brothers $5.2 million in profits from the sales of Bolton’s version. Portraying one of those band members was Isley Brothers front man Ronald Isley, who, ironically, had earlier witnessed the final act in the brothers’ nine-year court battle against singer Michael Bolton for plagiarizing the Isleys’ 1966 song “Love Is A Wonderful Thing.”Īnd while Bolton, in an earlier interview with Billboard, adamantly disagreed with the court’s decision that his 1991 top five pop hit of the same name was copyright infringement, Isley is just as adamant that justice finally prevailed. 4 episode of the Steve Harvey television show featured Lil’ Bow Wow as a rapper who wanted to remake a song originally performed by Harvey’s old band. ** Single print order can either print or save as PDF.The Feb. If "play" button icon is greye unfortunately this score does not contain playback functionality. Simply click the icon and if further key options appear then apperantly this sheet music is transposable.Īlso, sadly not all music notes are playable. In order to check if 'For The Love Of You' can be transposed to various keys, check "notes" icon at the bottom of viewer as shown in the picture below. * Not all our sheet music are transposable. When this song was released on it was originally published in the key of. Be careful to transpose first then print (or save as PDF). If your desired notes are transposable, you will be able to transpose them after purchase.
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