D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge: In 1994, a jury found that Michael Bolton’s 1991 pop hit, “Love Is a Wonderful Thing,” infringed on the copyright of a 1964 Isley Brothers’ song of the same name. The district court denied Bolton’s motion for a new trial and affirmed the jury’s award of $5.4 million. Bolton, his co-author, Andrew Gold-mark, and their record companies (“Sony Music”) appeal, arguing that the dist…
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