On Thursday, the Florida Supreme Court, agreed with the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and ruled that Florida common law does not recognize an exclusive right of public performance in pre-1972 sound recordings.
The 35-page ruling (READ IT HERE) states that “Flo & Eddie essentially asks this Court to recognize an unworkable common law right in pre-1972 sound recordings that is broader than any right ever previously recognized in any sound recording. Doing so would require this Court to, among other things, ignore the lengthy and well-documented history of this topic—something we decline to do.” The case is being returned to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
New York Delivers Flo & Eddie Sirius Setback
