Legal Opinion
Maxwood Music Ltd. v. Malakian
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 17, 2010No. 08 Civ. 1730PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
In this action the Plaintiff Maxwood Music Limited (“Maxwood” or the “Plaintiff’) sought a declaration pursuant to the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C § 101 et seq., and 28 U.S.C. § 2201, that a musical composition entitled “B.Y.O.B.” that is embodied on the album Mezmerize, which was recorded and released by the band “System of a Down,” is a joint work co-authored by songwriter Casey Chmielinski p/k/a Casey Chaos (“Chmielinski”) and that Maxwood owns an equal and undivided fifty percent (50%) share of “B.Y.O.B.” together with Defendants Daron Malakian (“Malakian”), d/b/a…
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