Legal Opinion
Urbont v. Sony Music Entertainment
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 29, 2016No. Docket 15-1778-cvPublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALL, Circuit Judge:
In this copyright case, Plaintiff-Appellant Jack Urbont brought suit to enforce his claimed ownership rights in the “Iron Man” theme song against what he alleges is infringement by Defendants Sony Music Entertainment (“Sony”), Razor Sharp Records, and Dennis Coles, a/k/a Ghostface Killah. 1 In the proceedings below, Defendants-Appellees Sony and Razor Sharp Records challenged Urbont’s ownership of the copyright by arguing that the Iron Man theme song was a “work for hire” created at the instance and expense of Marvel Comics (“Marvel”). The district court agreed, and it…
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