George Harrison (February 1943 – November 2001), a former Beatle, was found guilty of “subconsciously” plagiarizing the 1962 Ronnie Mack song “He's So Fine”. He used its sound for his 1970 hit record, “My Sweet Lord”. Harrison was found guilty of copyright infringement, although the judge concluded that he did not believe Harrison did so deliberately.

"He's So Fine" is a song that was written when Mack was a struggling songwriter at the start of his career. It was recorded by the female group The Chiffons who topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in the spring of 1963. This is now one of the songs that is considered one of the most instantly recognizable 'golden oldies' with its doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang background vocal.

Ronnie Mack told several music columnists in the 1960s that "He's So Fine" was written after he overheard The Chiffons harmonize in their high school's lunch room. He then asked them about being a professional singing group. He wanted and did set himself up as their manager. He elicited the interest of Bright Tunes Corporation, a production company run by the Tokens. This company would produced the Chiffons singing "He's So Fine", and two other Mack compositions at Capitol Recording Studios in New York, New York.

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