NY Times and Detroit WXYZ-TV Ask Court to Unseal Motown Copyright Docs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                            CONTACT: BEVERLY TRAN
DECEMBER 23, 2012                                                          tranbeverly@gmail.com
                                                                                               313-522-8213

NY Times and Detroit WXYZ-TV Ask Court To Unseal Motown Copyright Docs

(DETROIT, MI) ~ On December 18, 2012, James E. Stewart and Leonard M. Niehoff, Attorneys for the New York Times and WXYZ-TV, filed motion asking federal Judge John Corbett O'Meara to unseal testimony alleging "falsely and fraudulently claiming copyrights".

The case is centered around the issues of Motown artists where Bridgeport Music, Inc., a record company, filed questionable claims of ownership with the U.S. Copyright Office.

The argument is that court documents should be public documents, as the testimony of Jane Peterer, a former employee of Bridgeport Music, Inc., centers on the activities of a federal office.

George Clinton, Parliment Funkadelic, has been a strong advocate for reform of the U.S. Copyright Office and supporting other Motown artists reclaim their copyrights when the 35-year Work-For-Hire provision of the Copyright Law tolls in 2013.

For more information:  http://flashlight2013.com



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