Legal Opinion
Sanchez v. Hacienda Records & Recording Studio, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided August 26, 2014No. Civil Action No. H-11-3855PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION
LEE H. ROSENTHAL, District Judge.
This copyright-infringement action is over a song called La Prieta Casada. Adán Sanchez sued Hacienda Records, L.P., Latin American Entertainment LLC, Annie Garcia, Roland Garcia, Sr., and Rick Garcia (together, “Hacienda”),1 alleging that Sanchez owned the song’s copyright and that the defendants had recorded and distributed the song without his authorization. (Docket Entry No. 16). Hacienda asserted that it used the song with the rightful copyright owner’s permission. Hacienda filed a second summary judgment motion on January 31, 2014,…
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