Legal Opinion
Royalty Network Inc. v. Dishant. Com, LLC
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 29, 2009No. 08 Civ. 8558 (SHS)PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
SIDNEY H. STEIN, District Judge.
Defendant Dishant.com, LLC, through its proprietors- — defendants Dishant G. Shah and Meeta Shah — operates a website, www.dishant.com, which is the self-proclaimed “home to Indian music.” The website invites visitors to play Indian music, to create “playlists” of Indian songs, and to “listen to and download Bollywood Movie ringtones.” 1
Plaintiff Royalty Network, Inc. is the designated American administrator of music owned by non-party Saregama India, Ltd., a music recording company based in India. As the administrator, Royalty collects all…
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