Richards v. Warner Music Group

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SHANE RICHARDS, Plaintiff, 22 Civ. 6200 (DEH) v. OPINION WARNER MUSIC GROUP, et al., AND ORDER Defendants. DALE E. HO, United States District Judge: Plaintiff Shane Richards is a record producer, bringing this suit against Warner Music Group, The Orchard Music, and Blunt Recordings (collectively the “Defendants”) claiming (1) direct infringement under the Copyright Act, in violation of 17 U.S.C. § 504, (2) vicarious infringement of copyright, in violation of

17 U.S.C. §§ 101

et seq., and (3) violations of the Digital Millennium…