{"id":2183915,"date":"2024-02-22T13:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T18:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hotel-california-eagles-case-related-to-stolen-lyrics-goes-to-trial\/"},"modified":"2024-02-22T13:55:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T18:55:17","slug":"hotel-california-eagles-case-related-to-stolen-lyrics-goes-to-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hotel-california-eagles-case-related-to-stolen-lyrics-goes-to-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Hotel California&#8217; Eagles Case Heads to Trial Over Stolen Lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhotel-california-eagles-case-related-to-stolen-lyrics-goes-to-trial%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2183915&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(L-R) Musicians Bernie Leadon, Timothy B. Schmit, Joe Walsh, Jackson Browne and Don Henley,\u2063 paying tribute to \u200bEagles founder Glenn Frey, appear onstage during The 58th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. \u200b (Photo by Larry Busacca\/Getty Images for NARAS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/sophia-flores\">Sophia\u200d Flores<\/a><br \/>10:49 AM \u2013 Thursday, February\u2062 22, 2024<\/p>\n<h2>Conspiracy Trial Begins Over Stolen Eagles Lyrics<\/h2>\n<p>47 years after the release\u200c of the iconic\u200d album &#8220;Hotel California&#8221; by The Eagles,\u200c the opening statements for a trial charging three men with conspiring to sell stolen\u2064 lyrics written by Eagles drummer Don Henley have commenced.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The case, which came to light in 2022, revolves around nearly 100 stolen pages containing developmental writings of some of the band&#8217;s most iconic \u2062lyrics.<\/p>\n<p>The notepad included drafts \u200band ideas for famous songs like &#8220;Life in the \u2062Fast Lane,&#8221; &#8220;New Kid in Town,&#8221; and \u2063the legendary &#8220;Hotel \u200dCalifornia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The defendants in the case\u2064 are three \u2064prominent collectors: rare-books dealer Glenn\u200b Horowitz, memorabilia seller Edward Kosinski, and former \u2064Rock &#038; Roll Hall\u2062 of Fame curator Craig \u2064Inciardi.<\/p>\n<p>Don Henley is now seeking to\u2062 recover his\u200b stolen manuscripts.<\/p>\n<p>The pages were originally stolen \u2063from him in the late 1970s by author \u200bEd Sanders, who was hired to write a biography about the band. They were first sold to Horowitz in 2005 for\u2063 $50,000, and later sold to the other two defendants for $65,000.<\/p>\n<p>Upon \u200dbeing notified about the \u2064theft, Henley filed a police report, but was unable to regain possession of the pages as Horowitz and Inciardi fabricated their ownership \u200crecords.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles member alleges that the three men conspired\u200d to prevent him from reclaiming his stolen property \u200bfor their own gain.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;The defendants were not businessmen acting\u200c in good faith, but criminal actors,&#8221; said Nicholas Penfold, an assistant Manhattan\u2063 district attorney.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The defendants\u2063 have been charged with conspiracy to possess stolen property, but\u200c they have all pleaded \u200bnot guilty. \u2063Their lawyers argue that their\u2064 clients did nothing illegal and that\u2064 there is nothing wrong with buying and selling the pages for a high price.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;They have \u200daccused three innocent men of a crime that never occurred,&#8221; said Stacey Richman, Inciardi&#8217;s lawyer, during opening statements.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Henley is expected to be a key witness in the trial.<\/p>\n<p>The verdict will be decided by Judge Curtis Farber, as the defendants opted for a \u200ctrial without a\u200c jury.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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