Legal Opinion
Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. UMG Recordings, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 4, 2009No. 07-5596PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARTHA CRAIG DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge.
This copyright-infringement case is “one of several hundred filed by [Bridgeport Music, Inc., and Southfield Music, Inc.] against entities and/or individuals associated with the ‘rap’ or ‘hip-hop’ music industry,” seeking declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, and damages from some 800 defendants for copyright infringement under the federal copyright statute, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Still N The Water Publ’g, 327 F.3d 472, 475 (6th Cir.2003). The district court severed the original case into 476 separate actions,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Castle Rock Entertainment, Inc. v. Carol Publishing Group, Inc., Defendant-Cross Claimant-Appellant, Beth B. Golub, Defendant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
- Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Still N the Water Publishing, Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Dm Records, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- Barnes v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
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