Legal Opinion
Fulks v. Knowles-Carter
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 11, 2016No. 16 Civ. 4278 (JSR)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JED S. RAKOFF, United States District Judge.
By bottom-line Order dated August 31, 2016, this Court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”). The pleadings allege that defendants’ distribution of a film trailer (the “Trailer”) and film itself (the “Film”) promoting the release of the musical album “Lemonade” infringe plaintiffs copyright in the short film “Palinoia.” This Opinion explains the reasons for its ruling and directs the entry of final judgment.
On a motion to dismiss, the Court accepts all well-pleaded factual allegations as…
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