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(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2025 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit

USCA4 Appeal: 21-1168 Doc: 92 Filed: 02/20/2024 Pg: 1 of 32 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 21-1168 SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT; ARISTA MUSIC; ARISTA RECORDS, LLC; LAFACE RECORDS LLC; PROVIDENT LABEL GROUP, LLC; SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT US LATIN LLC; VOLCANO ENTERTAINME

660 F.3d 487 (2011) SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. Joel TENENBAUM, Defendant, Appellee/Cross-Appellant. Nos. 10-1883, 10-1947, 10-2052. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Decided September 16, 2011. Heard April 4, 2011. *489 Paul D. Clement, with whom

MEMORANDUM OPINION Liam O’Grady, United States District Judge After an extended litigation battle and a two-week trial, a jury found Defendants Cox Communications, Inc. and Coxcom, LLC (“Cox”) liable for willful contributory copyright infringement. The jury awarded Plaintiff BMG Rights Management (“BMG”) $25 million in damages, and the Court denied both parties’ post-

MEMORANDUM OPINION Liam O’Grady, United States District Judge In this copyright action, the putative owners of more than 1,400 musical composition • copyrights seek to hold Cox Communications, Inc. and Cox Com, LLC (collectively, “Cox”) eontributorily and vicariously liable for alleged copyright infringement taking place over its high-speed internet service. At the close of extensive discovery, the parties c

MEMORANDUM & ORDER ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge: This action arises from the use of eight Beatles songs in the documentary film The Beatles: The Lost Concert {“The Lost Concert”). Specifically, Plaintiff Ace Arts, LLC (“Ace”) alleges that Defendants Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (“SATV”) and Apple Corps Limited (“Apple”) unlawfully interfered with the United States distribution of

505 F.Supp.2d 1217 (2007) EMI ENTERTAINMENT WORLD, INC., a Delaware company, et al., Plaintiffs, v. PRIDDIS MUSIC, INC., a Nevada corporation, Rick Priddis, an individual, and Does 1 through 50, Defendants. Civil No. 2:05-CV-26BSJ. United States District Court, D. Utah, Central Division. May 21, 2007. *1218 Todd E. Zenger, Michae

OPINION AND ORDER Ramos, United States District Judge. This is a copyright and trademark case arising from the creation of a group of musical compositions, sound recordings, and a trademark in the late 1960s. The *301dispute has come to a head only recently because, in 2006, the pop artist Christina Aguilera obtained a license from some of the defe

424 F.Supp.2d 616 (2004) Ivy SILBERSTEIN, d/b/a Ivy Supersonic, Plaintiff, v. FOX ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation; Blue Sky Studios, Inc.; John Does 1 through 10; Jakks Pacific, Inc.; Ubi Soft Entertainment, Inc.; Harpercollins Publishers, Inc.; and Xyz Corporations 1 through 1500, Defendants. No. 02 Civ. 1131(RJH). United States District Court, S.D. New York.<

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CALL OF THE WILD MOVIE, LLC, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 10-455 (BAH) DOES 1-1,062, Judge Beryl A. Howell Defendants. MAVERICK ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC., Plaintiff, Civil Actio

(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2010 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED CONSOLIDATED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT ANTHONY J. BATTAGLIA, District Judge. This action arises out of a criminal intrusion into a computer network system used to provide online gaming and Internet connectivity via an individual’s gaming console or personal computer. Plaintiffs, a nationwide putative consumer clas

(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2025 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit

OPINION LOUIS L. STANTON, District Judge. Defendants having renewed their motion for summary judgment, this Opinion responds to the April 5, 2012 direction of the Court of Appeals, Viacom Int’l Inc. v. YouTube, Inc., 676 F.3d 19, 42 (2d Cir. 2012), remanding to ... allow the parties to brief the following issues, with a view to permitting renewed motions for summary judgm

OPINION AND ORDER RAMOS, District Judge. Summit Health, Inc. (“Plaintiff’ or “Summit”) brought this breach of contract action against APS Healthcare Bethesda, Inc. (“Defendant” or “APS”), alleging that APS failed to pay the full amount due under their service contract. Doc. 1. Sum*384mit alleges that APS has wrongfully withheld payment o

OPINION & ORDER KATHERINE B. FORREST, District Judge: In 2014, author Michael Lewis published his bestselling book Flash Boys, which argued that so-called “high-frequency traders” have been able to gain an unfair advantage in the U.S. equities market because equities exchanges have permitted them to pay premium prices in order to obtain the ability to obtain and trade on market data f

David Alan Ezra, Senior United States District Judge Before the Court are two Report and Recommendations, both filed by Magistrate Judge Andrew W. Austin on December 12, 2018. (Dkts. ## 240, 241.) Pursuant to Local Rule CV-7(h), the Court finds this matter suitable for disposition without a hearing. After careful consideration and review, the Court-for the reasons that follow-(1) ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ ONE-E-WAY, INC., Appellant v. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION, Appellee SONY CORPORATION, SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, SONY ELECTRONICS, INC., BLUEANT WIRELESS PTY, LTD., BLUEANT WIRELESS, INC., CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD., CREATIVE LABS, INC., GN NETCOM A/S, Intervenors

OPINION OF THE COURT Carol Robinson Edmead, J. In this defamation action by plaintiff Deer Consumer Products, Inc. (Deer), defendant Alfred Little (Little) (appearing pseudonymously) seeks (1) to dismiss the complaint against him pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (8) for lack of personal jurisdiction and (2) to appear and/or proceed anonymously. Factual Background Deer, a N

(2008) CAPITOL RECORDS INC., a Delaware corporation; Sony BMG Music Entertainment, a Delaware general partnership; Arista Records LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Interscope Records, a California general partnership; Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Delaware corporation; and UMG Recordings, Inc., a Delaware corporation;, Plaintiffs, v. Jammie THOMAS, Defendant. Civil No. 06-1497 (MJD/RLE). United