US EditionWelcome to the 'Hotel California' case: The trial over handwritten lyrics to an Eagles classic
- The Manhattan district attorney's office is expected to call Eagles member Don Henley as its star witness.
- Three men are charged with attempting to own and sell manuscripts of Eagles hits without authorization, including lyrics from top songs.
- The three men have pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to possess stolen property.
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Eagles ‘Hotel California’ Lyrics Trial Day One: Breakup Dirt and Don Henley’s Barn
A year and a half after three men were arrested for allegedly conspiring to sell handwritten lyrics to Eagles songs without the band’s consent, their trial finally began yesterday — and with its share of allegations, backstage tidbits, and a cliffhanger worthy of a fictional TV trial. On Wednesday, the three defendants — rare-books collector Glenn Horowitz, memorabilia seller Edward Kosinski, and former Rock and Roll Hall of Fame curator Cra…
'Hotel California' Eagles Case Related To Stolen Lyrics Goes To Trial
47 years after the mega-hit album “Hotel California” was released by the classic rock band The Eagles, opening statements for a trial charging three men with alleged conspiracy to sell pages of stolen lyrics written by Eagles drummer and lyricist Don Henley commenced on Wednesday.
Bring your alibis: battle over Eagles’ Hotel California lyrics goes to court
Three men accused of conspiracy over possession of handwritten lyrics to songs from hit 70s album stand trial in New YorkWelcome to the Hotel California … the New York criminal complaint reissue.The trial of three men accused of a conspiracy involving the possession of the original handwritten lyrics for the Eagles’ smash hit Hotel California has unfolded with the band’s longtime manager describing a long effort to recover the work – longer even…
Eagles’ Don Henley targeted by collectors in brazen scheme to sell frontman his own stolen, handwritten ‘Hotel California’ lyrics: prosecutors
Three collectors conspired to sell the handwritten lyrics of The Eagles' hit "Hotel California" back to Don Henley in a scheme to make thousands off the "stolen" manuscripts, Manhattan prosecutors charged.
Three men appeared in court in New York today in a criminal proceeding over a dispute with the owner of about 100 sheets containing various versions of the lyrics to that song, as well as other compositions by Iglesias, AP reports.
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