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Copyright row over English translation of Hebrew song will go to trial in US

By Melissa Ritti ( March 12, 2025, 15:26 GMT | Insight) -- Neither side in a copyright dispute over the song “Return Again” is entitled to summary judgment, a US federal judge ruled yesterday. While the Hebrew lyrics and music have entered the public domain, an Oregon man says the English lyrics have not, and that he is their co-author. The case pits Ronnie Kahn against the daughters of the late Shlomo Carlebach, with whom Kahn received a copyright registration for the work in 1975.Litigation over the song “Return Again” will proceed in New York, with a federal judge finding too much in dispute to grant dueling requests for summary judgment....

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