Legal Opinion
Browne v. McCain
District Court, C.D. California
Decided February 20, 2009No. Case No. CV 08-05334-RGK (Ex)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) Order Re Senator McCain’s Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (DE 19)
R. GARY KLAUSNER, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
A few months before the 2008 Presidential election, Jackson Browne (“Browne” or “Plaintiff’) sued Republican Presidential candidate, Senator John McCain (“Senator McCain”), along with the Republican National Committee (“RNC”), and the Ohio Republican Party (“ORP”) (collectively “Defendants”) for copyright infringement, and other related claims. Browne’s claims arise out of Defendants’ alleged improper use of his song Running on Empty in a…
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