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Reproduced from The Lawyer 15 March, 1999
Litigation forthcoming case - Bluebells hit royalty claim
Former Bananarama singer Siobhan Fahey is heading for a High Court
showdown with a man who claims he co-wrote Young at Heart, a 1983 hit
for The Bluebells which was also used in VW's TV adverts. Robert
Beckingham, also known as Bobby Valentino, is suing Fahey and writer,
Robert Hodgens. He is seeking a High Court declaration that, as
co-author, he is entitled to royalties from its exploitation, and an
injunction restraining Hodgens, Fahey, and record companies Anxious
Music, Clive Banks Music, Polygram Music Publishing and In a Bunch Music
from infringing his alleged copyright in the work, and infringing his
moral rights by refusing to identify him as a co-author. Fahey is
identified in the proceedings under her married name of Stewart.
Davenport Lyons is acting for Beckingham.
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