Marshall Sehorn
Marshall Estus Sehorn (June 25, 1934 – December 5, 2006) was an American
Early years
He was born in Concord, North Carolina, and played guitar in local bands while attending North Carolina State University.
Career
After graduating, he moved to
Sehorn remained in New Orleans after the labels folded, and set up his own
Legal history
Marshal Sehorn decided in the 1970s to get out of the actual producing and recording of music, and he entered into the licensing end of the business. He started multiple companies, including Blue Dog Express, Red Dog Express and White Dog Records by which he exploited the rights to music, some of which he did not own.
He attempted to acquire certain rights to the Chess Records catalogue but MCA Records exercised a superior claim to the titles in the Chess Records catalogue, and sued him for infringement in California.[3] "In an action brought by MCA, the Los Angeles Superior Court determined that Red Dog and its owner, Marshall Sehorn, never in fact had any rights to the Chess Masters."[4] MCA Records pursued another infringer Charly Holdings, Inc.[5]
Sehorn lost, and when he could not pay the judgment, he and his companies declared bankruptcy.
Sehorn had been sued before over unpaid royalties by artists like
Death
Sehorn died in New Orleans of a respiratory disease in 2006, at the age of 72.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Red Kelly, Marshall Sehorn, CharlieGillett.com. Retrieved 8 July 2013
- ^ a b c d Biography by Jason Ankeny, AllMusic. Retrieved 8 July 2013
- ^ Williams, David (August 16, 1992). "Rights to Rock Treasure Chest at Issue in Trial". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (February 21, 1997). "108 F. 3d 338 - MCA Records Inc v. Charly Records Ltd". OpenJurist.org. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ "MCA RECORDS, INC. v. CHAR | 865 F.Supp. 649 (1994) | upp64911421 | Leagle.com". Leagle.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- ^ a b "BETTY HARRIS : Sir Shambling's Deep Soul Heaven". Sirshambling.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- ^ "GULF COAST MUSIC v. VEE JAY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Civil Action No: 98-3508 SECTION: "D"(2)t". Casetext.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- ^ "Court decision papers" (PDF). Ca5.uscourts.gov. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
- ^ "THOMAS v. LYTLE | 104 F.Supp.2d 906 (2000) | pp2d9061932 | Leagle.com". Leagle.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
External links
- Marshall Sehorn discography at Discogs