Legal Opinion
The Ray Charles Foundation v. Raenee Robinson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 31, 2015No. 13-55421PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHRISTEN, Circuit Judge:
When music legend Ray Charles died, he left behind remarkable legacies in music and philanthropy. This appeal arises from the intersection of the two. Seven of Charles’s heirs purported to terminate copyright grants that Charles conferred while he was alive. The Ray Charles Foundation, the sole beneficiary of Charles’s estate, filed suit to challenge the terminations. The district court dismissed the suit for lack of jurisdiction, and the Foundation now appeals. We reverse the dis- . trict court’s order and remand for further proceedings.
BACKGROUND 1
I. Charles’s…
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