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David Lowery performs during the Shaky Boots Music Festival at Kennesaw State University on Sunday, May 17, 2015. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL

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Lowery, now a University of Georgia lecturer in the Terry College of Business' Music Business Certificate Program, brought the civil  copyright infringement suit in the U.S. District Court in California, claiming  " Spotify unlawfully streams copyrighted songs without giving notice or proper payment to the owners of those songs," the Banner Herald reports.

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Helen Gilbert places flowers on her brother Eurie Martin’s grave at Camp Spring Baptist Church in Sandersville. Her brother died eight years ago. Three former Washington County deputies are accused of causing his death and are set to stand trial Monday. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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