Hermosilla v. The Coca-Cola Company

Rafael Vergara Hermosilla appeals the summary judgment in favor of the Coca-Cola Company and against his complaint of copyright infringement. Vergara argued that Coca-Cola infringed on his copyright interest in his Spanish adaptation of a song that Coca-Cola used in its advertising. The district court ruled that Vergara had assigned his copyright interest in the adaptation to Universal Music Latin America, which in turn had assigned its rights to the adaptation to Coca-Cola. We affirm.

As part of its advertising campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament, Coca-Cola enlisted…