Legal Opinion
Essex Music, Inc. v. ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 1, 1990No. 90 CIV 1768 (LBS)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAND, District Judge.
A company claiming to be the licensee of exclusive rights under the copyright to a popular song sues a company claiming to be the owner of the copyright for copyright infringement and violations of the Lanham Act. The alleged licensee moves to strike four of the alleged owner's affirmative defenses, for summary judgment as to liability on the copyright claims, and for a permanent injunction, or in the alternative, a preliminary injunction.
Background
Some time prior to September 1, 1964, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, both members of the group the Rolling Stones,…
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