Legal Opinion
UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Escape Media Group, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 10, 2012PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Barbara R. Kapnick, J.
Motion sequence Nos. 002 and 005 are consolidated for disposition.
Plaintiff UMG Recordings, Inc. (plaintiff or UMG), a division of Universal Music Group, is the owner or exclusive United States licensee of the rights in sound recordings created prior to February 15, 1972 (pre-1972 recordings) of some of the most popular and successful recording artists of the twentieth century.
Defendant Escape Media Group, Inc. (defendant or Escape) developed, owns and operates the website www.grooveshark.com (Grooveshark).1
On January 6, 2010, UMG filed its complaint…
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