Legal Opinion
Jasper v. Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 30, 2005No. 04 CIV. 7876(CM)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT
MCMAHON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Christopher Jasper, a former member of the well-known recording group “The Isley Brothers,” sues Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. (“Sony”) for allegedly infringing Jasper’s copyright in four Isley Brothers works that were recorded between 1973 and 1976. Jasper admits that Sony (through its predecessor in interest, CBS) had a valid and binding exclusive license to exploit the Copyright ed Works, but contends that Sony’s license did not extend through the Copyrighted Works’ renewal…
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