Village People's Victor Willis to gain copyright control 35 years on?

Former Village People member Victor Willis is on his way to winning a landmark copyright case that will see him recover shares from the group's songs after 35 years, including that of smash hit YMCA, by exercising his 'termination rights'.

NY Times reports that the former lead singer of Village People, who dressed as a policeman in the popular seventies group, is to be granted termination rights - a set of rules that came into effect in 1978 - which ...

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