Legal Opinion
Batiste v. Island Records, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1999No. 98-30046PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Chief Judge:
Attrell Cordes, a successful singer and songwriter who performs with his brother *219under the name “P.M. Dawn,” used a digital sample of a musical composition that was originally written' and recorded by David, Paul, and Michael Batiste. Cordes included the digital sample in a song on a highly successful album that was released by Island Records, Inc. and Gee Street Records, Inc., and the Batistes seek damages and injunctive relief for alleged copyright infringement and violations of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125, the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Law, La. Rev. Stat. Ann.…
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