Legal Opinion
Higgins v. Detroit Education Television Foundation
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided April 30, 1998No. 2:97-cv-71198PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
ROSEN, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This is a copyright infringement action brought by Thomas Higgins (who also goes by the “stage name” of “Rocky Jackson”) against Detroit Public Television (WTVS, Channel 56) and the Public Broadcasting Service. Plaintiff filed his Complaint in this Court on March 24,1997.
Higgins claims to be the co-author and the holder of the copyright in a 3 minute and 35 second musical composition entitled “Under the Gun”. 1 According to Plaintiff,- 45 seconds of a performance of the song by the “Bradford Youth…
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