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Saint-Amour et al v. The Richmond Organization, Inc. (TRO Inc.)
Case Number:
1:16-cv-04464
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February 28, 2020
'This Land Is Your Land' Copyright Fight Dismissed
A Manhattan federal judge on Friday tossed out a long-running class action that sought to free "This Land Is Your Land" from copyright control, ending one of several such cases aimed at pushing iconic songs into the public domain.
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October 13, 2016
'This Land' IP Suit Same As 'Happy Birthday,' Judge Told
A New York City band challenging a music publisher's copyright for Woody Guthrie's iconic folk song "This Land is Your Land" told a New York federal judge on Thursday that its claims mirror those in a suit that ultimately put the "Happy Birthday" song into public domain.
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September 07, 2016
'This Land' Suit Has No Standing, Music Publishers Say
The owners of the iconic folk tune “This Land Is Your Land” pushed Tuesday to toss out a class action aimed at freeing the song for all to use, warning that the case would put “the entirety of the music industry at risk of unimaginable harassment.”
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June 14, 2016
'This Land' Is Public Domain, Suit Says
A New York rock band has filed a class action aimed at proving that the iconic folk song "This Land Is Your Land" is free for all to use — with the help of the same attorneys who recently won a similar battle over "Happy Birthday to You."