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On this very special episode of Blurred Laws a Life with Richard Busch we begin with special guest Al Bell (Former Stax Owner a CEO, Producer a Songwriter) to discuss: Standing up for Stax Records, if he's intimidated by Jan Gaye a responding to her from Chapter 5, Shouting at what she said, if there had not been Berry Gordy a him doing the impossible, Berry Gordy coming up with an artistic concept for Top 40 Radio stations to play African American Music a his great hook lines, white artists covering their music a getting paid more for their performances thanks to MoTown Records, Marvin vs. Isaac, Smokey vs. Otis, who were the more talented writers or performers a more. Then Richard brings it back to the Blurred Laws a Life microphone to discuss: Wondering why lawsuits can never be determined at the outset a it depending on many variables, the perfect example: 3 independent but related cases that Richard was involved with that were decided by the court of appeals, 2 of the 3 with the court of appeals reaching very different verdicts than the district court judges, Truth is Stranger Than Fiction: May 4th, 2001, the district judge staying all of the cases except the first 10, 1) Bridgeport Music vs Dimension Films: 3 or 4 seconds of a cord from a George Clinton song, the district court dismissing the case on Summary Judgement, Dismissing the case on Deminimus Grounds, if one takes/lifts a sample a if it should be copyright infringement, The Copyright Act of 1976 a Congress giving others the right to cover other songs, The argument a statute they used to win the court ruling, Shep Pettibone a a horn hit in "Love Break" a "Vogue", Acquiring The Sowl Soul Catalog a suing Madonna a Warner Brothers, the ruling, Warner coming after Shep for legal fees, filing in New York District Court, the Breach of Warranties provision, the ruling of the case a so much more. Follow @BlurredLaws on Instagram a Twitter Produced by  www.DBPodcasts.com Music Provided by FreePlayMusic.com