Legal Opinion
Will Loomis v. Jessica Cornish
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 2, 2016No. 13-57093PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by Judge CLIFTON
Plaintiff Will Loomis is the composer of a song called “Bright Red Chords.” He brought this lawsuit alleging .that Defendant Jessica Cornish (publicly known as Jessie J) and a team of high-profile songwriters led by Lukasz Gottwald (publicly known as Dr. Luke) stole a two-measure vocal melody from Bright Red Chords and used it as the theme for the verse melody in their hit song “Domino.” The district court granted the Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, concluding that Loomis did not' put forth any potentially admissible evidence to establish that the…
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