Legal Opinion
Wilchombe v. TeeVee Toons, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 21, 2009No. 07-13195PublishedCited by 527 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
This is a copyright infringement case involving rap music. At issue is a song entitled “The Weedman,” created by Plaintiff-Appellant Redwin Wilchcombe (“Wil-chcombe”), and incorporated on an album entitled “Kings of Crunk” by Defendants-Appellees (“Appellees”).1 The district court dismissed Wilchcombe’s claim for breach of fiduciary duty pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) because his amended complaint did not allege a fiduciary or confidential relationship between himself and Appellees. The district court also granted summary judgment to Appellees on…
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