Legal Opinion
Howard v. Sony Music BMG
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 13, 2009No. 08-20345UnpublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Joseph Howard, Jr. filed this breach of contract and copyright action against a number of defendants seeking money allegedly owed for a musical composition Howard produced. The district court entered a default judgment against Defendant Wesley E. Weston, but Howard was granted no relief. The district court also denied Howard attorney’s fees and costs. We AFFIRM.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Howard, a self-described solo musician and producer, alleges that the defendants failed to compensate him for the incorporation of one of his musical compositions into a song recorded by…
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