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Article: The Artist Formerly Known as Prince Wins a Five Year Court Debate Over Copyright of His 'Symbol-Shaped Guitar'.
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- June 23, 1999
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NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 23, 1999--
In a case that spanned five years, two judges and numerous lengthy proceedings, the U.S. Northern District Court of Illinois decided to dismiss an alleged claim of copyright infringement filed against the world-renowned musical composer and performer The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.
It began in 1994, when a guitar-maker named Ferdinand Pickett filed suit against The Artist claiming The Artist performed with a Symbol-shaped guitar which resembled one that Pickett had made. He alleged that this was infringement of his own copyright in a Symbol-shaped guitar. The court decided in favor of The Artist, based ...