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[edit] Which song was first?

Article is ambigous on which version of the song was released first. --Bensin 02:43, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Accuracy of Detail?

Some of these facts seem a bit off to me. I know there was a Rimes/Yearwood question as to which version would end up in the film, but I do not think that anything happened without Rimes's knowledge. The article makes it sound as if Yearwood and her company acted in some unethical way, whereas in actuality nothing sinister occurred with the release of either version, to my knowledge. If there was a scandal, I'd like to see reliable documentation of it. GassyGuy 03:23, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Reason for the Yearwood recording

As I recall the reports regarding this song; the producers felt that the passion & emotion in Rimes version might be construed as improper for the then 14 year old and subsequently ask Yearwood for a recording. Obviously the public didn't feel the same as the Rimes version far outsold the Yearwood version.

[edit] Acronyms should be avoided

Could someone please give the details of what MCA, the CMAs, and ACM are? I find the end of the article very hard to understand as it is. Thanks, Pruneautalk 23:18, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rimes v. Curb Records, Inc., 129 F.Supp.2d 984 (N.D. Tex. 2001)

OPINION BY: JERRY BUCHMEYER

OPINION MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Plaintiff Margaret LeAnn Rimes ("LeAnn Rimes" or "Ms. Rimes") seeks a declaratory judgment against Defendant Curb Records Inc. ("Curb") to disaffirm a recording contract she entered into as a minor on April 27, 1995. This Court has diversity jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. sec 1332. Now before this Court is Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, or in the alternative. Motion to Transfer Venue, pursuant to Rule 12(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28 U.S.C. sec 1404(a) and sec 1406. For the reasons stated below, Defendant's Motion to Dismiss is DENIED and its Motion to Transfer Venue is GRANTED.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

(To be sung to the tune of LeAnn Rimes, "How Do I Live." & (r) 1997 Curb Records, Inc.)

LeAnn Rimes
A very rich and famous star
Wasn't so rich in times afar
But what a talent she had!
Enter Curb n1
To sign a contract, they hoped
After her talent they scoped
They saw the cash in her eyes
But LeAnn
Who at twelve was hardly dumb herself
Wanted to retain her future wealth
Oh
If you could have seen
Baby those attorneys changed everything
But so many lines!
They missed one thing.

CHORUS # 1

Why did you sign, LeAnn Rimes? n2
So long ago
Off on that choice of forum? n3
Your attorneys didn't know?
They made lots of changes, but one thing survived...
Forum clause, to that clause, what weight do we give?

INSTRUMENTAL INTERLUDE

VERSE # 3

Many times
Back and forth from judge to attorney n4
Both in Texas and in Tennessee n5
There was so much to review.
And LeAnn
With a guardian to oversee n6
She disavowed her own minority n7
Oh
Now she believes
Her age will invalidate everything n8
She ever signed
We must decide

CHORUS # 2

How do we read the forum clause?
Binding or no?
How could she see, at age twelve
Or truly know
That the Curb-Rimes relations, would never survive?
Forum clause, to that clause, how much weight do we give? n9

LEGAL ANALYSIS

(To be sung to the tune of LeAnn Rimes, "I Need You" (r) 2000, Curb Records, Inc.)

The law ain't clear on lots of things
Sometimes it tells you nothing
To their arguments the parties cling
You never know what motions bring
But we've got all we need to decide on this venue
Forum selection clauses, they point us towards the truth

CHORUS # 1:

That Venue! A clause, clear to all to see
That Venue! It says "go to Tennessee."
There's a freedom of contract, that carries on to
The Venue

VERSE # 2

State courts never liked these things
They never found them valid n10
But revolution the High Court can bring
Changed that policy -- the High Court did
They first upheld a forum clause, in admiralty n11
Then they pushed the holding, to cases in diversity n12

CHORUS # 2

Then came Shute! n13 Slip- and-fall, while on a cruise
That darn Shute! Filed in Washington, they lose
The ticket said "you come to Florida, if you want a suit"
That darn Shute

VERSE # 3

Now LeAnn has arguments
That there's a balancing of interests n14
That her case has a twisted bent
That her minor status ends this mess
But minority can't void this clause before the case is tried n15
And the Fifth Circuit has spoken, balancing tests won't fly n16

CHORUS # 3

Through and through! Mitsui n17 Amplicon, n18 Kessmann n19
Require proof! She's not met the burden.
While there's freedom as a judge, re-inventing the rule
I won't do.

CONCLUSION

(Also to be sung to the tune of LeAnn Rimes, "How [**12] Do I Live." & (r) 1997, Curb Records, Inc.

How Do I
Deem this forum the right place
If I were to sit and hear this case
What kind of judge would I be?
Although I
Would love to meet LeAnn Rimes
It's gonna have to be another time.
Oh
This case must now leave n20
Baby you must take away everything
Away from my court
I order now

CHORUS

This case now lives in Tennessee n21
Following Ricoh n22
The Middle District of Tennessee
Not because I say so.
'Cause forum clauses forever, ever survive!
'Cause that's the way, that's the way, that's the way the law is. n23

n23 Credit for both the words and the lyrics in this opinion goes entirely to my law clerk, Elizabeth Falk, who is now a devoted LeAnn Rimes fan.

IT IS SO ORDERED

Is it a courtroom or a Karaoke nightclub! -- Toytoy 22:30, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

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