Legal Opinion
Henley v. DeVore
District Court, C.D. California
Decided June 10, 2010No. Case SACV 09-481 JVS (RNBx)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER RE MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
JAMES V. SELNA, District Judge.
Musician Don Henley (“Henley”) claims that politician Charles DeVore (“DeVore”) infringed the copyrighted songs “The Boys of Summer” and “All She Wants to Do Is Dance” with two political advertisements featuring the songs “The Hope of November” and “All She Wants to Do Is Tax.” DeVore claims fair use. The Court also considers whether DeVore’s songs falsely suggest endorsement by Henley.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Henley is a world-famous, Grammy-winning, multi-platinum-albumselling songwriter and recording artist. 1 He is a…
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