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Other defendants in the lawsuit have also said they wonder why Jackson is being sued with them and Inverted Records are listed as defendants on the lawsuit District Court in Hammond, alleges the Jackson Five used the name of another Gary band Ripples & Waves and two of their songs without license
"I'm not sure unless it's for claiming that Jackson has caused confusion in the industry regarding the name of the Ripples & Waves," said Indianapolis attorney Grover Davis, representing Brunswick Records However, Meyer said Jackson had no role in the production of the album
Meyer said Jackson's attorneys contacted the album's producers before it was printed to tell them they were uncertain on the copyright status of some of the songs on the compilation "</p >
After years of silence from Jackson, Robert Meyer, a Chicago lawyer representing Jackson in the suit, said attorneys filing the suit against Jackson have misrepresented his client's link to the album S
"They may have a lawsuit against somebody, but it's not Michael Jackson
"Michael had nothing to do with the record, nor the production of the record, nor what songs went onto the record, nor what the liner notes for the record say, nor anything to do with this record," Meyer said
A judge has ordered him to return, though the date and location of Jackson's deposition will be kept secret
Norman Reed, an attorney representing three of the five plaintiffs in the lawsuit, including Gordon Keith who signed the Jackson Five to Gary-based Steeltown Records in 1967, said Jackson has done nothing to separate himself from Ripples & Waves
"The ridiculousness of this whole thing is that when these songs came out, Michael Jackson was nine years old and for him to have a recollection of what was going on 30 years ago, it's absurd," Meyer said "
The lawsuit, filed in 1997 in U
Jackson, along with his brothers, the album's producer Ben Brown, New York-based Brunswick Record Corp
"If Michael is not involved, then why isn't he helping us go after the true culprits?" Reed said Jackson's Lawyers Say Suit Is Meritless
Jun 6, 6:12 PM EST
Attorneys for Michael Jackson said Friday that a lawsuit accusing the reclusive pop star of infringing on another band's name and two of their songs is bordering on "ridiculousness He left the city before being deposed
Reed said he questions Jackson's involvement
Meyer said Jackson does not dispute that there are two songs on the compilation that belong to Gary-based Ripples & Waves At issue is the 1996 album "Pre-History: The Lost Steeltown Recordings," released on Brunswick Records "Whey are we getting the run-around if he has nothing to do with it?"
Jackson was in Indianapolis several weeks ago to give a deposition in the lawsuit, but became ill with what doctors diagnosed as an anxiety attack
