 Paul Simon: Litigates Japanese clockmaker
Paul Simon, famous singer and song writer, has sued a Japanese clockmaker for copyright infringement of $5 million on Friday. He claimed that the aforesaid company has used one of his songs as composition on their clocks.
More information about Paul Simon’s news has been inferred from multiple sources. Lawyers of Simon have brought out the accusation that the famous clock company Rhythm Watch Co Ltd, and its U.S. subsidiary Rhythm USA Inc have used Simon's song "Bridge Over Troubled Water" on 40,000 clocks in the last three years without his consent.
The lawsuit referred the song as "one of the best known songs throughout the world in popular music" and cited Rhythm's "Grand Nostalgia Clock" as one that plays Simon's song without permission as well as other popular songs including "My Way."
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" was the title song of final joint album of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel that was released in the year 1970.
Rhythm was established in Tokyo in 1950 and has its U.S. headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. It manufactures, distributes and sells clocks in Japan, the United States, India and Hong Kong. These were the words being quoted in the lawsuit.
A license fee for using the song would have cost over $1 million and the lawsuit estimated Rhythm had profited more than $5 million from the sale of clocks that use the song.
Rhythm was formed in Tokyo in the year 1950 and has its U.S. headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. According to the lawsuit, it manufactures, distributes and sells clocks in Japan, the United States, India and Hong Kong.
A license fee for using the song would have cost over $1 million and the lawsuit estimated that Rhythm has earned profit of more than $5 million from the sale of clocks that use the song. |
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