, ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁r uling ▁was ▁revers ed ▁by ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Circ uit ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁stat ute ▁of ▁limitations : ▁copy right ▁cases ▁must ▁be ▁brought ▁before ▁a ▁court ▁within ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁civil ▁viol ation , ▁and ▁Mer chant ▁and ▁Santiago ' s ▁law suit ▁was ▁not ▁file d ▁until ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁later . ▁Author ship ▁of ▁" Why ▁Do ▁F ools ▁Fall ▁in ▁Love " ▁currently ▁remains ▁in ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁Frank ie ▁L ym on ▁and ▁Morris ▁Le vy . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁Although ▁their ▁period ▁of ▁success ▁was ▁brief , ▁Frank ie ▁L ym on ▁& ▁the ▁Te en agers ' ▁string ▁of ▁hits ▁were ▁highly ▁influ ential ▁on ▁the ▁rock ▁and ▁R & B ▁perform ers ▁who ▁followed ▁them . ▁L ym on ' s ▁high - vo iced ▁sound ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁direct ▁prede cess or ▁of ▁the ▁girl ▁group ▁sound , ▁and ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁perform ers ▁who ▁name ▁him ▁as ▁an ▁influence ▁include ▁Michael ▁Jackson , ▁Ron nie ▁Spect or , ▁D iana ▁Ross , ▁The ▁Ch ant els , ▁The ▁T empt ations , ▁George ▁Cl inton , ▁Sm o key ▁Robinson , ▁Len ▁Barry , ▁The ▁Beach ▁Boys ▁and ▁Billy ▁Jo el , ▁among ▁others . ▁The ▁perform ers ▁most ▁inspired ▁by ▁and ▁derivative ▁of ▁L ym on ▁and ▁the ▁Te en agers ' ▁style ▁are ▁The ▁Jackson