Finch v. EMI Consortium Songs, Inc. et al

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Case Number:

1:22-cv-20144

Court:

Florida Southern

Nature of Suit:

Copyright

Judge:

Darrin P. Gayles

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  1. February 08, 2023

    Disco Bassist Must Give It Up, Judge Rules in Copyright Suit

    The former bassist for the '70s disco group KC and the Sunshine Band does not have any rights to the band's catalog because the musician missed the window to challenge a decades-old copyright agreement he made with Harry Wayne Casey, the "KC" in the popular band, a Florida federal judge has ruled. 

  2. January 19, 2023

    Judge Knocks KC And The Sunshine Band Bassist's Late Suit

    A Florida magistrate judge has concluded that bass guitarist Richard Finch, formerly of the popular '70s disco group KC and the Sunshine Band, waited too long to bring a termination rights dispute against the band's lead singer Harry Wayne Casey, recommending that a federal judge should find in favor of Casey.