Legal Opinion
Peer International Corp. v. Luna Records, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 28, 1995No. 92 Civ. 9295 (SS)PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOTOMAYOR, District Judge.
AMENDED OPINION AND ORDER 1
This action arises from the alleged copyright infringement of seven musical compositions by defendants Luna Records, Inc., now known as Luna Music Corporation (“Luna”) and Abel De Luna, the individual in charge of Luna. For the reasons discussed below, plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment is granted.
BACKGROUND
The compulsory license provision of the Copyright Act permits a user to produce and distribute phonorecords embodying a musical composition protected by a copyright upon compliance with statutory and regulatory requisites, including…
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