Former bandmates disagree over who has the rights to the old songs.
Dallas musician Kevin O'Brien revived the Fever in the Funkhouse Facebook page for his tribute band earlier this March.Fever in the Funkhouse, a Dallas band with a rich and funky history, has gone through a number of iterations over the years. After the original group called it quits in 1994, Fever went on to form several new versions andthroughout the 2000s and early 2010s until their last official performance in 2013.
“There has always been a battle for proper songwriting credit among the original members … looks like that battle is currently escalating,” Holbrook commented. “This could get ugly … legally speaking. Sadly.” Holbrook also called out other original members of Fever, including drummer Bryan Wakeland, and said they were “complicit” in making O’Brien the new administrator of the band’s Facebook page.
In a comment made on March 8, Holbrook cited an article from Copyright.gov, which states that others need to “get permission from the copyright holder directly, or license the work according to the terms set by the licensing contract." In the comment, Holbrook explained how it is necessary for O’Brien to get such permission from the Fever songwriter to use and perform the band’s songs, as “no one has asked for permission to use any compositions that also bear name.
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