Legal Opinion
Barksdale v. Robinson
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 18, 2002No. 01 Civ. 11550(SHS)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEIN, District Judge.
This action arises out of a dispute concerning the copyrights in two musical compositions titled “Rockin It” and “It’s Magic” (“the Compositions”), both “hip hop” songs originally released in the early 1980s. Darryll *242Barksdale filed this action in December 2001, seeking a declaration of sole ownership of the copyrights in the Compositions. He also asserts claims of copyright infringement, false designation of origin, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, unjust enrichment, fraud, and negligent misrepresentation arising out of defendants’ use…
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