Legal Opinion

Ritchie v. Gano

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided November 29, 2010No. 07 Civ. 7269 (VM)PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION AND ORDER

VICTOR MARRERO, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Brian Ritchie (“Ritchie”), bassist of the now-defunct band the Violent Femmes (the “Band”), brought this action against defendant Gordon Gano (“Gano”), the Band’s former guitarist and songwriter. Ritchie alleged violations of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., and Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq., which covers trademarks, as well as numerous state and common law claims.

By Stipulation and Order of Partial Consent Judgment dated November 17, 2009, Ritchie and Gano dismissed almost all of the claims in Ritchie’s…

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