Legal Opinion
Kabehie v. Zoland
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 26, 2002No. B148827PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GRIGNON, Acting P. J .
This case involves causes of action for breach of contract, fraud and interference with economic relations, arising out of contracts for the purchase of exclusive rights to music compositions. The trial court granted defendants’ motion for judgment on the pleadings on the ground these state law causes of action were preempted by federal copyright law. We conclude that such state law causes of action are preempted by federal copyright law only to the extent they assert rights equivalent to the exclusive rights protected by federal copyright law. State law causes of…
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