Legal Opinion
Estate of Barré v. Carter
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 25, 2017No. CIVIL ACTION CASE NO. 17-1057PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SECTION: “G” (5)
ORDER
NANNETTE JOLIVETTE BROWN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
In this litigation, the Estate of Anthony Barré and Angel Barré (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), allege that the writers, performers, producers, record labels, distributors, and publishers who produced the song “Formation,” the album “Lefnonade,” and the “Formation World Tour” used’the actual, voice and copyrighted works of Anthony Barré without authorization or compensation.1 Pending before the Court is Defendants Beyoneé Knowles Carter (“Carter”), Parkwood Entertainment, LLC, Sony Music Entertainment, Michael L.…
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