Legal Opinion
Capitol Records, Inc. v. Naxos of America, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 6, 2003No. 02 Civ. 7890(RWS)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SWEET, District Judge.
Defendant Naxos of America, Inc. (“Naxos”) has moved under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, to dismiss the complaint of plaintiff Capitol Records, Inc. (“Capital”) and Capital Records, in turn, has moved for partial summary judgment under Rule 56, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
For the reasons set forth below, the Naxos motion to dismiss is converted to a summary judgment motion and granted. The Capitol motion for partial summary judgment is denied.
Prior Proceedings
This action was commenced in the Southern District Court of New York on…
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