Johnson v. UMG Recording, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK X : TODD LORENZO JOHNSON JR., : 23 Civ. 3021 (JPC) (GS) : Plaintiff, : REPORT & : RECOMMENDATION - against - : : UMG RECORDING, INC., et al., : : Defendants. : X GARY STEIN, United States Magistrate Judge: Plaintiff Todd Lorenzo Johnson Jr., proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, seeks relief under the Copyright Act of 1976,

17 U.S.C. §§ 101

et seq., for the allegedly improper use and distribution of song recordings authored by Plaintiff and associated with his artistic name “Lyfelin.” Defendants UnitedMasters, LLC (“United Masters”)…