Legal Opinion
Fort Knox Music, Inc. v. Baptiste
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 18, 2001No. 97 Civ. 5560(JES)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SPRIZZO, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Fort Knox Music, Inc. and Trio Music Company, Inc. (“plaintiffs”) bring the instant action seeking to prohibit defendant songwriter Philip Baptiste (“defendant”) from interfering with plaintiffs’ rights and copyright in the musical composition Sea of Love (“Sea of Love”). By Memorandum Opinion and Order dated April 27, 1999, this Court held that defendant is time-barred from asserting any right arising from his claim of sole authorship of Sea of Love under the U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 (2000) et seq., and enjoined…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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