Fharmacy Records v. Salaam Nassar

ALICE M. BATCHELDER, Chief Judge.

The plaintiffs in this copyright infringement action appeal the grant of summary judgment to the defendants, the dismissal of the action as a discovery sanction, and the denial of a post-judgment motion for recusal. We affirm.

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Shelton Rivers, who calls himself the “Essman,” claims that back in 2000 or 2001 he created a “rhythm line” or “beat,” which he named “ESS Beats,” and that at about that same time he assigned some portion of the rights to that beat to Fhar-macy Records and Fharm I Publishing. Rivers applied for a copyright in 2004, and the Copyright…