Hill, Holliday Wins Court Case Brought by EMI

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Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos and Spalding Sports Worldwide scored a victory in U.S. District Court in New York recently when a judge ruled that a TV spot crafted by the pair did not violate the rights of record company EMI.
In a suit filed in November, EMI’s catalog divisions alleged that a Spalding commercial inspired by the Louis Prima composition “Sing Sing Sing (With a Swing)” infringed on EMI’s ownership of the song.
In a presentation to Spalding for work touting its Top-Flite Tour Irons, the Boston shop suggested licensing that song.

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