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36: 319:. In 1986, composer Marvin Fisher and lyricist Jack Segal sued Dees for copyright violation, unfair competition, product disparagement, and defamation in U.S. District Court for Los Angeles. At the request of the parties involved, the district court issued a summary judgment, finding for Dees. Fisher appealed the case to the U.S Court of Appeals for the 9th District, in Pasadena, California. The appellate court affirmed the judgment of the lower court in 325:
794 F.2d 432 (9th Cir. 1986), stating that the parody was intended to "criticize" for the purposes of humor, not to "copy", and did not damage the marketability of the original because they were two different markets of music. The case has become a landmark one, further refining the doctrine of fair
315:, recorded a parody of the song for an album, including the lyrics "When Sunny sniffs glue, her eyes get red and bulgy, then her hair begins to fall". Dees sought permission to use the lyrics, but was refused; subsequently, he used 8 bars of the song under the 307:"When Sunny Gets Blue" begins with the lyrics "When Sunny gets blue, her eyes get grey and cloudy; then the rain begins to fall." In 1984, DJ 509: 476: 354: 546: 414: 384: 536: 541: 430: 17: 106: 256: 215: 61: 501: 466: 404: 374: 344: 251: 77: 496:
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pop chart for 490 weeks, including 3 weeks at number 1, and 57 weeks in the Top Ten.
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and his Orchestra, released in February 1957 as the B-side of Mathis's debut single "
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as displaying Cole's "tenderness, compassion and empathy". Arranger
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1956 single by Johnny Mathis and Ray Conniff and his Orchestra
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arranged and conducted for Christy. Around the same time,
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When Sunny Gets Blue (album)

Single
Johnny Mathis
Ray Conniff
Johnny's Greatest Hits
A-side
Wonderful! Wonderful!
Studio
Columbia 30th Street Studio
New York City
Genre
Vocal pop
jazz
Label
Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Jack Segal
Producer(s)
Ray Conniff
Johnny Mathis
It's Not for Me to Say
Jack Segal
jazz standard
Johnny Mathis
Ray Conniff
Wonderful! Wonderful!
Johnny's Greatest Hits
June Christy
Fair and Warmer!

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