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LOS ANGELES (AP) Singer Jesse Colin Young isn't smiling on his brother.
The singer from the 1960s band The Youngbloods is suing a Minnesota record company he claims is distributing his songs without permission.
The group had a smash hit in 1969 with the song ``Get Together,'' which had the chorus: ``C'mon people, now, smile on your brother. Everybody get together, try to love one another right now.''
The song was also featured in the 1994 film ``Forrest Gump.''
Young and his business partner, David Bean, sued Friday in U.S. District Court. They accuse Liquid 8 Records and Entertainment LLC of copyright infringement and breach of contract.
Young contends that he terminated his licensing agreement with the company on Wednesday but it kept distributing his songs.
A call to the record company for comment was not immediately returned Saturday.
The suit seeks a temporary restraining order, damages to be proven at trial and up to $150,000 per song for copyright infringement.