By Dave Simpson ( September 9, 2017, 7:31 PM EDT) -- A New York federal judge ruled Friday that the lyrics and melody to the first verse of Pete Seeger's classic civil rights song "We Shall Overcome" aren't protected by copyright, finding the first verse of the 1960s Seeger version doesn't differ sufficiently from a 1948 public domain version to warrant protection....
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