Although even on the songs side, there are some technicalities that can get in the way.įinch is trying to terminate a 1983 deal via which he assigned his share in the KC & The Sunshine Band songs he had co-written to the band’s lead singer – and the other co-writer of those works – Harry Wayne Casey. However, on the songs side the termination right has proven less controversial, and songwriters have been routinely terminating old publishing contracts and reclaiming their rights for sometime now. Though plenty of artists dispute this viewpoint and there are test cases against all the majors currently working their way through the courts. Within the record industry there remains some dispute as to whether the termination right applies to record contracts, with many labels arguing that they are the default owners of any recordings made by artists they sign, so no assignment of copyright actually takes place, meaning there is no assignment to terminate. Under current US copyright law the termination right kicks in after 35 years. That termination right allows music-makers who assign their copyrights to a business partner to terminate that assignment and reclaim their rights – albeit only in the US – after a set period of time. Richard Finch – a founder member of KC & The Sunshine Band who co-wrote some of the group’s biggest hits – has sued EMI Longitude Music, part of Sony Music Publishing, in a bid to force the termination right under US copyright law in relation to a stack of songs including ‘That’s The Way I Like It’. The signature Rick Finch bass lines are recognized and celebrated worldwide and have been sampled by numerous platinum and multi-platinum artists.Artist News Business News Labels & Publishers Legal Former KC & The Sunshine Band member Richard Finch sues Sony Music Publishing in termination right dispute By Chris Cooke | Published on Monday 11 October 2021 The Casey/Finch partnership played a pivotal role in changing the sound and direction of 20th Century pop music and their influence is felt on many of today's recordings, utilized thousands of times in radio and tv commercials, movies, soundtracks and artist sampling. Soon after, the two co-founded 'KC and the Sunshine Band' and began recording hit songs of their own. The first commercially successful Casey/Finch collaboration ("Rock Your Baby" - recorded by George McCrae) soared up the charts, and was the first song responsible for coining the term 'disco,' as it became a favorite in clubs worldwide. Unable to afford basic reel to reel recording tape afforded to TK's signed artists, much of KC and Rick's early work was recorded on discarded tape from other sessions rescued from the studio garbage can which Finch cleaned up and spliced together for their experimental sessions. Stone knew he had 'lightening in a bottle' with these two young men and gave them unlimited 'after hours' access to the recording studio to experiment and create. Soon after meeting and at the urging of Henry Stone and TK recording artist Clarence Reid, the magic began. Seeing his potential and believing he would be a good fit at TK, Finch quickly established himself as a young engineering phenom, recording numerous 45 RPM singles at the label before the age of 17 - including music for the Allman Brothers and Mother's Finest.įinch was eventually introduced to Tone Distributor stockroom clerk, phone receptionist and budding singer/songwriter/keyboardist Harry Wayne Casey (KC). In 1972, the direction of dance music changed course throughout the world when bassist/songwriter Rick Finch met Henry Stone (TONE Disributors/TK Records Owner/President/CEO) through introductions by house producers/writers at TK.
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