The litigation continued through to the early 1990s, as the finer points of the settlement were decided. In his 1993 essay on "Bright Tunes v. Harrisongs", Joseph Self describes it as "without question, one of the longest running legal battles ever to be litigated in United States". Music journalist David Cavanagh termed it "the most absurd legal black comedy in the annals of rock". Early reaction in the music industry saw Little Richard claim for breach of copyright in a track recorded by the Beatles in 1964 for the "Beatles for Sale" album, as well as Ringo Starr credit songwriter Clifford T. Ward as the inspiration for his "Ringo's Rotogravure" song "Lady Gaye".