Legal Opinion
EMI Entertainment World, Inc. v. Priddis Music, Inc.
District Court, D. Utah
Decided May 21, 2007No. 1:05-cr-00026PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
BRUCE S. JENKINS, Senior District Judge.
The plaintiffs (collectively, “EMI”) are related companies that own and control the rights to certain copyrighted works, including hundreds of thousands of musical compositions and their associated lyrics. EMI negotiates and grants licenses to others who wish to use the copyrighted works in exchange for the payment of various license fees, depending on the manner in which the licensees are using or reproducing the songs.
Defendants Priddis Music and Rick Priddis (collectively, “Priddis”) sell commercial products relating to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Gene S. Jacobsen, and Cross-Appellee v. Deseret Book Company, a Utah Corporation Dean Hughes, AndCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
- Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Still N the Water Publishing, Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Dm Records, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Rhyme Syndicate MusicCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by2 opinions
- Leadsinger, Inc. v. BMG Music PublishingCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Leadsinger, Inc. v. BMG Music PublishingCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008