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Rapid Developments In Turtles' Pre-1972 Recordings Suits
A California federal judge rejected dueling, Hail-Mary motions by both sides in a key battle over copyrights to pre-1972 recordings. U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez in Los Angeles refused to reconsider his earlier ruling that Sirius XM Radio faces copyright liability for broadcasting pre-1972 songs without paying royalties. Flo & Eddie Inc. v. Sirius XM Radio Inc., 13-5693. But he also rebuffed a bid to sanction Sirius and its lawyers at O'Melveny & Myers for making allegedly frivolous arguments, finding that O'Melveny hadn't acted recklessly or tried to mislead the court.
“Sirius XM did try to fit its arguments within some general federal case law on reconsideration motions, and hoped that the court would be amenable to considering theories that Sirius XM's prior counsel did not assert at summary judgment,” Gutierrez ruled. “This motion is more fairly characterized as a long-shot than a piece of harassment.”
Founders of the rock band The Turtles, through their company Flo & Eddie Inc., sued Sirius in California, New York and Florida in 2013, claiming that they have the exclusive right to “publicly perform” their music. Federal copyright law doesn't cover performance rights to sound recordings made prior to 1972, but Flo & Eddie convinced District Judge Gutierrez last year that artists retain public performance rights under Calif. Code '980(a)(2) and California misappropriation common law.
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