Legal Opinion
New Old Music Group, Inc. v. Gottwald
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 7, 2015No. 13-CV-9013 (RA)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
RONNIE ABRAMS, District Judge:
This case concerns Plaintiff New Old Music Group, Inc.’s allegation that the drum part of the popular song “Price Tag,” recorded by the artist known as Jessie J, was copied from “Zimba Ku,” a song recorded by the band Black Heat in 1975. Plaintiff brings this copyright infringement action against Defendants Lu-kasz Gottwald, p/k/a Dr. Luke, individually and doing business as Kasz Money Publishing (“Gottwald”); Prescription Songs LLC; Kasz Money, Inc.; Kobalt Music Publishing America Inc.; Jessica Cornish, p/k/a Jessie J (“Cornish”); Sony/ATV Tunes,…
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