Legal Opinion
Palmieri v. Estefan
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 18, 1992No. 91 Civ. 3098 (LBS)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAND, District Judge.
In this action for copyright infringement, the plaintiff, Eddie Palmieri, alleges that in 1981 he wrote and recorded a song “Pagi-nas De Mujer,” to which he holds the copyright, and which was released in the United States by Barbaro Records the same year. Defendants Estefan, Casa and Ostawald claim that they composed the song “Oye Mi Canto,” in 1989. Plaintiff alleges that “Oye Mi Canto” infringes on his copyright to “Paginas De Mujer,” and that “Oye Mi Canto” was commercially exploited by Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (hereinafter “Sony Music”) in the United…
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