Legal Opinion

Latin American Music Co. v. Archdiocese of San Juan of the Roman Catholic & Apostolic Church

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided August 16, 2007No. 05-2806PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DICLERICO, District Judge.

Latin American Music Company (“LAM-CO”) and Asociación de Compositores y Editores de Música Latino Americana (“ACEMLA”) brought suit in 1996, alleging that the Archdiocese of San Juan of the Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church, through its two radio stations, along with ten other radio broadcasters, were infringing their copyrights in fifty-one songs. 1 The case then expanded to include other claims and parties and was consolidated with four related cases, which together involved copyrights to more than five hundred songs. LAMCO and ACEMLA appeal decisions by the…

2Cases cited26 opinions

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