Created By: Carmina Culannay Kristina Macairan Gabriel Palapal Diana Almanza Sarah Thompson

1. Michael Bolton
vs.
Isley Brothers
Created by:
Gabriel Palapal
Carmina Culannay
Diana Almanza
Kristina Macairan
Sarah Thompson

2. Isley Brothers
The Isley
Brothers are
three brothers
that were in a
R&B group in the
60's. They wrote
the song "Love is
a Wonderful
Thing" in 1961 which
was major hit in
their time.

3. Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton was
a famous pop singer
back in the 90's.
However, not only
did he win the heart
of the ladies, but
also got many
people's attention
when he released
new song, "Love is a
Wonderful Thing" in
1991.

4. The Plagiarism Case
In 1994, Bolton was filed for a
copyright infringement from the
Isley Brothers. The song, "Love is a
Wonderful Thing", was originally
written and sung by the Isley
Brothers, which was released in
1966.

5. Love is a Wonderful Thing
Here is the original version of the
song that was written and sung by
the Isley Brothers.

6. Love is a Wonderful Thing
Here is Michael's version of the
song. Notice anything different?

7. The Consequence
According to Michael and his
partner, Andy Goldmark, they
argued and said that there was no
evidence to prove that they were
guilty of plagiarizing the Isley
Brothers. If you listen to the lyrics,
you will notice that Bolton
evidently copied the lyrics as well
as the title.
The court claimed that Bolton was
guilty and in return was sued for
$5.4 million dollars.

8. In Conclusion
If Bolton were to give credit
to the Isley Brothers and
say his song was a "remake",
he could have avoided the
plagiarism and being
charged. Thus costing him
the $5.4 million dollars in
which was the largest music
plagiarism of all time.