Legal Opinion
Phx. Entm't Partners, LLC v. J-V Successors, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided March 31, 2018No. 1:16–cv–9451–GHWPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREGORY H. WOODS, United States District Judge:
Sore throats. Ringing ears. Embarrassed friends. The longest version of Bohemian Rhapsody, ever. These perils of karaoke are widely known. Keats Bar on Second Avenue is facing a lesser known peril of the industry: a trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuit in federal court. Plaintiff alleges that the use of copied versions of its karaoke accompaniment tracks violates its trademarks and service marks, and is pursuing these claims as trademark rather than copyright claims because it does not own the relevant copyrights. Defendant has…
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