Trial begins over stolen lyrics to The Eagles’ ‘Lodge California’
The Eagles are mentioned to have allowed author Ed Sanders to entry their archives when he started engaged on a biography for the band within the late ’70s. He later bought the notepad to Mr Horowitz for $50,000 (£39,609) in 2005.
In keeping with Henley, he by no means gave Sanders the lyrics. The latter was not charged within the case. Defence attorneys have recommended in any other case, nonetheless, and questioned Henley’s model of occasions.
“We consider that Mr Henley voluntarily supplied the lyrics to Mr Sanders,” lawyer Scott Edelman mentioned in courtroom final week.
The defendants have determined to forgo a jury, and Decide Curtis Farber will resolve the decision as an alternative.
Inciardi was suspended from his position on the Rock & Roll Corridor Of Fame following the accusations in 2022.
In a press release on the time (through Rolling Stone), The Eagles’ supervisor Irving Azoff mentioned: “This motion exposes the reality about music memorabilia gross sales of extremely private, stolen objects hidden behind a facade of legitimacy.
“Nobody has the best to promote illegally obtained property or revenue from the outright theft of irreplaceable items of musical historical past. These handwritten lyrics are an integral a part of the legacy Don Henley has created over the course of his 50-plus-year profession.”
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