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Appeals Court Asks If Sound Recording Rights Can Be Divested Like Magic Tricks..

Appeals Court Asks If Sound Recording Rights Can Be Divested Like Magic Tricks..

The ongoing legal controversy raging over pre-1972 sound recordings continues to produce mind-bending judicial opinions, and now the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals is weighing in with its own.

In 2013, Flo & Eddie of The Turtles filed several lawsuits against SiriusXM across the country seeking to protect “Happy Together” and other hits under state laws.Flo & Eddie won big decisions in New York and California, but not in Florida after a district judge there opined that there is no specific Florida legislation covering sound recording property rights.

The dispute then went up to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which on Wednesday followed the 2nd Circuit’s lead by certifying the question of whether Florida recognizes a common law copyright..They brought up a 1943 decision involving a magician named Charles Hoffman, who sued another musician, Maurice Glazer, for infringing on the performance of a trick where various cocktails and other drinks were poured from seemingly empty shakers and beakers.  Read it all at:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/appeals-court-asks-sound-recording-907360

It’s no trick: there’s been a magic museum in Manitoba for 25 years..

It’s no trick: there’s been a magic museum in Manitoba for 25 years..

WINNIPEG — In rural Manitoba, in a tiny church, is a place full of magic. It may not be well known to people who live in Winnipeg, but a map with pinpoints hung on the wall shows where visitors have come from. People from all over the world have been through Philip’s Magical Paradise.

The unassuming building holds items from famous magicians like Harry Houdini and Dean Gunnerson. The idea all started with a little boy who loved magic.

“An elderly gentleman showed him how to do a few tricks. And then when he got sick, he met Dean Gunnerson at the hospital and from there it just grew,” Marilyn Hornan, the owner of the museum said. Read more..

http://globalnews.ca/news/2782714/its-no-trick-theres-been-a-magic-museum-in-manitoba-for-25-years/

Criss Angel has had ‘one hell of a year’ with son’s cancer and magic production..

Criss Angel has had ‘one hell of a year’ with son’s cancer and magic production..

(Criss Angel production… courtesy)

This August, we’ll re-launch an entire new look for the Best of Las Vegas celebrating its 35th anniversary. We hope to be able to web-broadcast those awards for the first time this fall and follow with a new weekly magazine.

Who better to kick off our new “magic” than the “Magician of the Decade” Criss Angel. Just hours before this Thursday’s premiere of his new Mindfreak Live show at the Luxor he poignantly penned our first guest column.  

I’ve already seen his incredible show from warehouse preparation through to previews and it is without doubt ” “The No. 1 Magic Show Of All Time!” Criss is also getting ready to return to A&E network television this Halloween with the one-hour special “Trick’d.”— Robin Leach

Read more at:

http://www.reviewjournal.com/robin-leach/criss-angel-has-had-one-hell-year-son-s-cancer-and-magic-production