Robinson v. Nayvadius Wilburn, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DAQUAN ROBINSON, Plaintiff, Case No. 21-cv-03585 v. Judge Martha M. Pacold NAYVADIUS WILBURN, LLC, ET AL., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Virginia recording artist DaQuan Robinson, who uses the stage name Gutta, wrote and recorded the song “When U Think About It” in January 2017. [61] ¶¶ 3, 19.1 He registered the sound recording, music, and lyrics with the United States Copyright Office with an effective date of January 10, 2017. Id. ¶¶ 20–21. In July 2018, Nayvadius Wilburn—the hip-hop artist…