Legal Opinion
Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Universal Music Group, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 15, 2008No. 05 Civ 6430(VM)PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
VICTOR MARRERO, District Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs Bridgeport Music Inc. and Southfield Music Inc., (collectively “Bridgeport”) brought this action alleging that defendants UMG Recording Inc., Napster, LLC, Apple Computer, Inc., and Yahoo!, Inc. (collectively “UMG”) infringed Bridgeport’s copyrights to certain musical compositions by, among other means, permitting electronic copying of the works at issue. Following a ruling by the Court resolving a dispute concerning UMG’s alleged unauthorized streamlining of the compositions, Bridgeport moved to file a second amended…
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