Legal Opinion
Armour v. Knowles
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 21, 2007No. 06-20934PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Per curiam
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Jennifer Armour, an aspiring singer and songwriter, composed a demo tape that she hoped would help advance her career. Produced in early January 2003, the material on the tape included an instrumental version of her song, “Got a Little Bit of Love for You” (hereinafter “Little Bit of Love”). On February 12, 2003, Armour registered a copyright of an a cappella version of “Little Bit of Love.” On May 1, 2006, she registered a copyright of an instrumental version of the same song.
Sometime between January and March 2003, Armour’s manager, Marc McKinney, sent copies of the tape to a number of…
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