Law360, Los Angeles (September 24, 2012, 8:54 PM ET) -- Ray Charles' charitable foundation should be allowed to sue seven of the late singer's children for trying to reclaim the copyrights to some of his songs from a music publisher because the heirs' conduct is not protected under a California free-speech law, an attorney for the foundation argued on Monday.
The Charles children invoked California's anti-Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation law in a bid to dismiss the case, which alleges they violated their trust agreements by filing notices to recover the copyrights. In return for an...
Free Speech Doesn't Bar Suit Over Ray Charles Songs: Atty
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