“Logo Text Funk Pioneer George Clinton Has Sused His Former Business Partner Armen Boladian to Reclaim Ownership of His Music Catalog for Alleged Fraud and Copyright Infringment. In a lawsuit filed on tuesday in Florida Federal Court, Clinton Claims Boladian and Several of His Companies Engaged in a “Decades Long Scheme” that involved.”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
FUNK Pioneer George Clinton Has Sued His Former Business Partner Armen Boladian to Reclaim Ownership of His Music Catalog for Alleged Fraud and Copyright Infringment.
In a lawsuit filed on tuesday in florida federal court, clinton claims boledian and several of his companies engaged in a “Decades Long Scheme” that involved the atened his Siging his sign. Rights to His music. As part of the Fraud, whoh includes withholding Tens of Millions of Dollars in Royalties, Boladian Has Accruled Ownership of Rouge 90 Percent of Clinton’s Catalog, ACCOZHING.
Clinton Seeks An Immediate Court Order to Block Boladian from Salicitation Bids for the Rights to Clinton’s Music, Who He’s Allegedly Been Shopping, As Well As Unspecified Damages. He draws Advantage of A Provision in Copyright Law that ALLOWS CREATORS TO CLAW Back The Rights to Their Works After A period of Time.
In a statement, Richard Busch, A Lawyer for Boladian, Said He’ll Move to Dismiss The Complaint and Seek Sanctions. He added, “this is just the Latest in a Series of Lawsuits that Mr. Clinton Has Filed Against Bridgeport and Armen Boladian Over The Last 30 Years Raising the Same Exact Issues. He have lost each and every time. ”
Clinton-The Frontman for Fronkadelic, Parliament and The P-F-Funk All-Stars Whose Music Has Been Sampled Across Several Genres his works was was forged. In 2001, a Florida Federal Judge Ruled in Favor of Bridgeport Over the Rights to Several of His Songs. Baladian have said that he doesn’t owe clinton Money Because he have’t Recoupped Expenses and Advances Paid to the Musician Over The Years.
The Lawsuit Details Numeros Ways Through Which Boladian, Who Was Clinton’s Business Partner and Agent 1968 to 1975 and 1981 to 1990, Engaged in Fraud. This Includes Boladian Misleading Clinton Into “Signing Blank and Boiller Plate Agreements” that granted him the ries to his client’s catalog.
For a four year period Starting in 1982, Boladian Forged Multiple Deals Assigning His Companies Additional Rights and Shares to Clinton’s Music, The Lawsuit Says. THESE AGREEMENTS, CLINTON ALLEGES, INCREASED BOLADIAN’S Shares in Royalties.
The Lawsuit Also Claims That Boledian Inserted Fake Songwriters, Like “L. Crane ”and“ B. Blaine, “In CopyRight Registrations for Clinton’s Songs to Dilute Royalties.
“In Addition, Boladian Wuld Also Pay Parties to Claim Ownership of Plaintiff’s Work to Defraud Plaintif of Royalties Derived from Suchks,“ The Complaint States. “For Example, Boladian Paid Mark Bass to have Him Falsely Claim“ Anybody Get Funked Up ”as His Own to Defraud Plaintif of Royalty Shares in this Song.”
BOLADIAN’S COMPANIES NAMED IN THE LAWSUIT – Bridgeport Music, Westbound Records, Nine Records, Southfield Music and Eastbound Records Owned by Various Artists. They Frequently File Lawsuits Against Artists Who sample Clinton’s Songs Without Licenses. Clinton Says He’s Never Received Payments from the Litigation.
In his lawsuit, Clinton Advances claims for Copyright Infringment, Fraud and Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Among Several Other.