Legal Opinion
Repp v. Lloyd Webber
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 3, 1994No. 91 Civ. 0906 (SWK)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
KRAM, District Judge.
In this copyright infringement action, plaintiffs allege that a musical composition authored by Andrew Lloyd Webber (“Lloyd Webber”) entitled “The Phantom of the Opera” (the “Phantom Song”) infringes plaintiff Ray Repp’s (“Repp”) song “Till You.” Presently before the Court is defendants’ motion for summary judgment, pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons set forth below, the defendants’ motion is granted.
BACKGROUND 1
I. The “Till You” Song
Plaintiff Repp is a professional musician primarily engaged in…
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