Legal Opinion
Santa-Rosa v. Combo Records
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 15, 2006No. 05-2237PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Gilberto Santa-Rosa (“Santa Rosa”) sued Combo Records (“Combo”), its owners, insurers, and distributors, seeking compensation for the sales of five albums he recorded more than fifteen years ago, and which Combo has been selling ever since. The district court dismissed all of Santa Rosa’s claims. Santa Rosa now appeals the dismissal of two of his claims: his claim for rescission of his recording contract, and his claim for a declaratory judgment that he has an ownership interest in the recordings. After careful consideration, we affirm.
I. Background
Santa Rosa is an…
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