Legal Opinion
Crystal Cartier v. Michael Jackson Mjj Productions, Inc. Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. And Epic Records, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1995No. 94-1167PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
Singer-songwriter, Crystal Cartier, sued Michael Jackson and others for an alleged infringement of her song “Dangerous” copyrighted July 18, 1991. The jury returned a verdict in favor the defendants. Ms. Cartier appeals the district court’s exclusion of particular evidence and appeals one of the jury instructions. 1
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Ms. Cartier allegedly wrote a song called “Dangerous” in 1985. In January 1988, she recorded “Dangerous” as part of another song, “Player.” Then, in October 1990, she recorded “Dangerous” as a song by itself. This recording of “Dangerous” was copyrighted in…
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