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To: JakeStraw who wrote (20262)	5/12/2000 8:44:00 AM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49844

This is worth at least a smile: Court Upholds $5.4 Million Bolton Plagiarism Decision Appeals court agrees Isley Brothers tune was copied. by Alexa Williamson Michael Bolton's appeal of a $5.4 million plagiarism judgment that was handed down in 1994 has been defeated by a federal appeals court in San Francisco. The soft-rock hero was sued six years ago by the Isley Brothers for allegedly lifting parts of their 1966 song ''Love Is a Wonderful Thing'' to use in his own 1991 hit of the same title. The court said in its Tuesday (5/9) decision: ''In this case, the Isley Brothers undoubtedly contributed something original to 'Love Is a Wonderful Thing.' Having found that the law was properly applied in this case, we leave the district court's decision and the jury's credibility determinations undisturbed.'' The $5.4 million award was calculated on the basis of 66% of past and future royalties being owed to the Isley Brothers. It also took into account 28% of past and future royalties from the 1991 album ''Time, Love and Tenderness,'' on which the song appears and which has sold 6.7 million copies in the US to date. A spokesperson from Bolton's label Sony was unavailable for comment.