Legal Opinion
Sheridan v. iheartMedia, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 5, 2017No. 15-CV-09229PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
John J. Tharp, Jr., United States District Judge
- Plaintiffs Arthur and Barbara Sheridan own the master recordings of many hit songs from the 1950s and. 1960s. Defendant iHeartMedia plays these recordings on its internet and traditional broadcast radio stations without paying any sort of royalty or licensing fees to the Sheridans. The Sheridans sued on behalf of themselves and others like them, claiming iHeartMedia’s actions constitute common law copyright infringement, unfair competition, conversion, and unjust enrichment. iHeartMedia has moved to dismiss the…
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