Legal Opinion
Copyright.net Music Publishing LLC v. MP3.com
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 9, 2003No. 01 Civ. 7321(JSR)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
RAKOFF, District Judge.
Prior to the settlement of this lawsuit, plaintiffs moved to strike five of defendant’s affirmative defenses, specifically, the defenses of fair use, innocent intent, “express authority, license, or res judica-ta,” advice of counsel, and failure to join indispensable parties. See Answer of MP3.com to Third Amended Complaint at 28-30 (Affirmative Defenses II-VI). Following briefing and oral argument the Court, on March 21, 2002, telephonically advised the parties of its ruling, striking the affirmative defenses of fair use, innocent intent, and advice of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- UMG Recordings, Inc. v. MP3. Com, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2000
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3Cited by6 opinions
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