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Matthew Fisher wins credit but no cash in Procol Harum royalty row
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The song that became the sound-track to the summer of 1967 led to three years of bitterness between former bandmates and a controversial High Court decision. (article 2)
Matthew Fisher, the musician who played its distinctive organ solo, was awarded 40 per cent of musical copyright in 2006 - 38 years after the song was recorded. (article 2)
A British court has ruled in favour of Procol Harum lead singer Gary Brooker in a royalties dispute over the band's late 60s hit, A Whiter Shade of Pale. (article 3)
Britain's Court of Appeal overturned on Friday an earlier decision that had awarded 40 per cent of future royalties for the bestselling 1967 hit to Procol Harum's former organist. (article 3)
The court ruled there was an "excessive delay" in the claim being made - nearly 40 years after the song was recorded. (article 1)
Lord Justice Mummery said: " Matthew Fisher is guilty of excessive and inexcusable delay in his claim to assert joint title to a joint interest in the work. (article 1)
In his weekly show, Fisher veers wildly from serious probing to silly prattle, and is open to topics local, national, personal and more. (article 4)
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Source articles
- Procol Harum ruling is overturned (BBC News, 04/04/2008, 294 words)
- Matthew Fisher wins credit but no cash in Procol Harum royalty row (business.timesonline.co.uk, 04/05/2008, 839 words)
- Court denies royalties to former Procol Harum organist (cbc.ca, 04/04/2008, 220 words)
- Potomac Confidential (Washington Post, 04/02/2008, 83 words)
- Potomac Confidential (Washington Post, 04/02/2008, 75 words)
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