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Smith v. Casey et al
Case Number:
1:12-cv-23795
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October 30, 2014
KC And The Sunshine Band Don't Stop Copyright Suit
A Florida judge on Wednesday allowed copyright and breach of contract claims against KC and the Sunshine Band by the estate of a former band member to go forward, while dismissing claims the band and its publishers breached fiduciary duty and misappropriated his image.
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January 22, 2014
11th Circ. Reboots KC And The Sunshine Band Copyright Suit
The Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday revived a copyright infringement suit against KC and the Sunshine Band, reversing a lower court's decision that a former band member lacked standing because his label registered his copyright for him.
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April 25, 2013
KC And The Sunshine Band Boogie Royalty Row Out Of Court
A Florida federal judge on Thursday tossed a lawsuit claiming disco act KC and the Sunshine Band illegally withheld royalties to late member Ronnie Smith, ruling that the now much-trimmed case belongs in state court.
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April 18, 2013
Sunshine Band's 'KC' Loses Sanctions Bid In Royalties Row
A Florida federal judge on Thursday refused to sanction the son of a former KC and the Sunshine Band member for alleging band founder Harry Wayne Casey illegally withheld royalty payments for songs his father wrote, saying the complaint was argued in good faith.
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March 22, 2013
KC And The Sunshine Band Shake Shake Shake IP Claims
A Florida federal judge on Thursday cleared KC and the Sunshine Band front man Harry Wayne Casey and others of copyright infringement in a $250,000 suit accusing the singer of stiffing another band member on royalty payments for songs like "Spank," finding the plaintiff couldn't sue because he had never registered his copyright.
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October 19, 2012
KC And The Sunshine Band Member's Estate Sues For Royalties
The estate of former KC and the Sunshine Band member Ronald Louis Smith claims that band founder Harry Wayne Casey illegally withheld royalty payments for songs Smith wrote under Casey's record label, seeking over $250,000 in damages in a lawsuit filed Thursday in Florida federal court.