Legal Opinion
Wallert v. Atlan
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 26, 2015No. 14 Civ. 4099(PAE)PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
PAUL A..ENGELMAYER, District Judge:
This case involves claims of copyright infringement of a musical work and breach of a contract providing for licensing royalties relating to that work. Plaintiff Charles Wallert alleges that in 1978, he composed and produced a musical composition and recording, “The Rock,” that later was infringed upon by a series of malefactors. The infringements began, Wallert alleges, in 2000, when three defendants1 *265wrote and recorded the song “Starlight.” “Starlight” later was licensed in France, the United States, and elsewhere by entities, including…
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