Legal Opinion
United States v. American Society of Composers, Authors, & Publishers
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 14, 2009No. Nos. 09 Civ. 7074(DLC)(MHD), 41 Civ. 1395(DLC)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
DENISE COTE, District Judge:
This summary judgment motion presents the question of whether a retail wireless communications company requires a public performance license for musical compositions because it provides ringtones to its customers. For the following reasons, it does not.
BACKGROUND
Célico Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (“Verizon”) began this proceeding by filing its January 23, 2009 application for a determination of reasonable fees for a blanket license for the public performance of musical compositions in the repertory of the American Society of Composers,…
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