Legal Opinion
Three Boys Music Corp. v. Bolton
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 9, 2000No. Nos. 97-55150, 97-55154PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
In 1994, a jury found that Michael Bolton’s 1991 pop hit, “Love Is a Wonderful Thing,” infringed on the copyright of a 1964 Isley Brothers’ song of the same name. The district court denied Bolton’s motion for a new trial and affirmed the jury’s award of $5.4 million.
Bolton, his co-author, Andrew Gold-mark, and their record companies (“Sony Music”) appeal, arguing that the district court erred in finding that: (1) sufficient evidence supported the jury’s finding that the appellants had access to the Isley Brothers’ song; (2) sufficient evidence supported the jury’s…
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