Legal Opinion
Cummings v. Soul Train Holdings LLC
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 12, 2014No. 14 Civ. 36(LGS)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LORNA G. SCHOFIELD, District • Judge:
This action arises out of Defendants’ alleged misuse of recordings of Plaintiff Jeremiah Cummings’ performances on the television program “The Soul Train.” The Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) alleges violations of (1) Plaintiffs right of publicity under New York and Illinois law, (2) Plaintiffs right of privacy under New York law, (3) the Lanham Act, (4) the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Trade Practices Act and (5) Illinois common law prohibiting trademark infringement and unfair competition. For the following reasons, Defendants’…
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