Nash v. CBS, INC.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GRADY, Chief Judge.

This copyright case comes before us on two motions: (1) the defendants’ motion for summary judgment on Count I, and (2) the defendants’ motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, for judgment on the pleadings with respect to Counts II and III. We grant the first motion. We grant in part and deny in part the second motion.

COUNT I: COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

In order to recover for copyright infringement, plaintiff Jay Robert Nash (“Nash”) must prove (1) that he owns a valid copyright in the subject material and (2) that the defendants copied such material. In our…