Legal Opinion
Fantasy, Inc. v. Fogerty
District Court, N.D. California
Decided February 24, 1987No. C-85-4929 SCPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’, WARNER BROS. RECORDS AND WEA INTERNATIONAL, INC., MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON PLAINTIFF'S FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF
CONTI, District Judge.
Plaintiff brings this action against defendants John C. Fogerty and Wenaha Music Co., (collectively “Fogerty”) and Fogerty’s licensees, defendants WEA International, Inc. and Warner Bros. Records, Inc. (collectively “Warner”) for copyright infringement.
In 1970, Fogerty wrote the song “Run Through the Jungle” (“Jungle”). Later, Fogerty granted the exclusive rights in the Jungle copyright to plaintiff’s predecessors, Cireco Music and…
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