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Who owns Funky Town?

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A little known US law that allows artists to claim back rights to their work after 35 years is proving to be a headache for the record industry, because songs written in 1978 are now hitting the deadline.

US lawyer Kenneth Abdo, who is representing some artists, describes what he sees as a product of "the change of technology and music consumption habits".


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