Top 10 Most Famous Legal Battles In Music
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These cases pitted the music industry’s greats against each other! Welcome to WatchMojo and today we’ll be taking a look at our picks for the Top 10 Infamous Legal Battles in Music.
For this list, we’ll be breaking down the biggest legal cases surrounding music publishing rights, sampling, stolen material and more. From Metallica and Napster, The Rolling Stones and The Verve,
Eazy E Vs Dr. Dre and Marvin Gaye and Robin Thicke, these legal decisions set important precedents for the industry as a whole. Are there any legal battles we’re missing? Let us know in the comments below!
#10: Ray Parker Jr. Vs. Huey Lewis
#9: Eazy-E Vs. Death Row Records/Dr. Dre
#8: David Bowie/Queen Vs. Vanilla Ice
#7: Roger Waters Vs. Pink Floyd
#6: Rolling Stones Vs. The Verve
#5: Paul McCartney Vs. Michael Jackson/Sony/ATV Music Publishing
#4: Marvin Gaye Vs. Robin Thicke/Pharrell Williams
#3, #2 & #1: ?
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