SAN FRANCISCO — In the latest copyright litigation over golden oldies, lawyers from the Hausfeld firm have filed four proposed class actions against companies that run online music-streaming services claiming the services are illegally using sound recordings made prior to 1972.
The lawsuits were filed Friday in the Northern District of California on behalf of Beach Road Music, the copyright holder to more than 3,000 pre-1972 music recordings including “16 Candles,” the 1959 hit by the Crests that peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard chart. Beach Road also holds the right to recordings by the Rivieras, the Duprees, the Harptones, Trade Martin and Adam Wade.
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