Legal Opinion
William L. Roberts, II v. Stefan Kendal Gordy
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 15, 2017No. 16-12284PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TITUS, District Judge:
William L. Roberts II, Andrew Harr, and Jermaine Jackson (collectively “Appellants”), who are artists in the hip-hop industry, appeal the dismissal of their copyright infringement case. On appeal, they argue that their copyright registrations were improperly invalidated under 17 U.S.C, § 411 without a showing of scienter and that they made a proper showing of copyright ownership. Appellees counter that 17 U.S.C. § 411(b)(1) does not require scienter for nullification of a copyright registration and that a web of transfer and licensing agreements reflect a murky…
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