U2 not obliged to answer questions in copyright case, court told

Maurice Kiely claims he wrote ‘A Man and A Woman’ and performed it for American model Cindy Crawford before it was allegedly unlawfully included on U2′s album ‘How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb’

Maurice Kiely alleges U2 (pictured) was short of material for its 2004 album and he claims he entered an oral agreement with Mr Clayton, U2′s bassist, concerning the song

Bono and his bandmates should not be obliged to answer on oath various questions put to U2 Ltd as part of a Dublin’s man’s case alleging he wrote one of the songs on their 2004 album, the High Court has been told.

Maurice Kiely claims he wrote the song ‘A Man and A Woman’ in the 1990s and performed it for American model Cindy Crawford before he claims it was allegedly unlawfully included on U2′s album ‘How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb’.