Jesse Belvin Jr. claims Tuff City Music Group violated copyright on 26 tracks of its recent album, “Jesse Belvin with the Chargers: So Fine.” Belvin’s late father co-wrote “Earth Angel,” “Goodnight My Love,” and other hits, his son says in Manhattan Federal Court. Tamara Vandyck demands $75,000 and punitive damages from Dennio Enterprises, and Elisabeth and Stephen Flores, of Carlsbad, Calif., claiming they copied and rereleased her old work as new after she became famous as an “adult film” star, in Salt Lake Federal Court.
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