Pryor Cashman partner David Rose and counsel Benjamin Akley successfully represented Grammy Award-winning recording artist Ricky Martin in a copyright infringement case that was dismissed this week by United States District Judge Daniel R. Dominguez. The judgment was based on the plaintiff's failure to comply with Section 411 of the Copyright Act and the Supreme Court's decision in Fourth Estate. The case relates to a song contest for the 2014 FIFA World Cup sponsored by affiliates of Sony Music Entertainment. Rose and Akley had previously secured a judgment of dismissal for the Sony parties in a related case, a judgment which was affirmed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Read the full Opinion and Order, and Judgment here.
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