Legal Opinion

Champlin v. Music Sales Corporation

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided May 31, 2022No. 1:21-cv-07688Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK WILLIAM B. CHAMPLIN, Plaintiff, 21 Civ. 7688 (PAE) -V- OPINION & ORDER MUSIC SALES CORP. d/b/a WISE MUSIC, and WISE MUSIC GROUP LTD., Defendants. PAUL A, ENGELMAYER, District Judge: Plaintiff William B. Champlin, a songwriter and performer, brings claims of copyright infringement under section 203 of the Copyright Act of 1976 (the “Act”), 17 U.S.C. § 203, and for conversion under New York law against defendants Music Sales Corp. (“Wise Music”) and Wise Music Group (“WMG”) (together, “defendants”). Champlin claims that defendants…

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  3. Carnegie-Mellon University v. CohillSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. DiFolco v. MSNBC Cable L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
  5. Koch v. Christie's International PLCCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012

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