Legal Opinion
Currin v. Arista Records, Inc.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided April 15, 2010No. Case 3:07-CV-1069 (RNC)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING AND ORDER
ROBERT N. CHATIGNY, District Judge.
The Magistrate Judge’s recommended ruling of February 25, 2010 (Doc. 187), recommends that the defendants’ motion for summary judgment be granted on the plaintiffs’ claims of copyright infringement on the ground that no reasonable trier could find that the two songs at issue are substantially similar. Plaintiffs, proceeding pro se, have filed written objections to the recommended ruling (Doc. 196). In their memorandum, they argue that summary judgment should not be granted because there are “eleven disputes of material fact.” Of these eleven…
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