Legal Opinion
Leadsinger, Inc. v. BMG Music Publishing
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 2, 2008No. 06-55102PublishedCited by 907 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to determine how the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101-1332, applies to karaoke devices that enable individuals to sing along to recordings of musical compositions, which is a matter of first impression in this circuit. In the district court, Plaintiff-Appellant Leadsinger, Inc., a karaoke device manufacturer, filed a complaint for declaratory judgment against music publishers, Defendants-Ap-pellees BMG Music Publishing and Zomba Enterprises, Inc. (“BMG”). Leadsinger sought a declaration that it is entitled to print or display song lyrics…
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