Legal Opinion
Sony/ATV Publishing, LLC v. Marcos
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 9, 2016No. 15-6108PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COOK, Circuit Judge.
This appeal challenges a preliminary injunction enjoining karaoke recording distributor 1729172 Ontario, Inc. and its president (collectively Ontario) from using musical compositions to which Sony/ATV Publishing, LLC and EMI Music Publishing, Ltd. (collectively Publishers) claim various ownership interests. Discerning no abuse of discretion, we uphold the injunction.
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Publishers hold the rights to record, reproduce, distribute, advertise, or otherwise exploit thousands of musical compositions. As is customary in the music industry,Publishers make money by licensing these…
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