U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Feb. 18, 2012
Court says music companies don't have to prove 'substantial similarity'
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel published its opinion Thursday affirming a $200,000 damages and attorney's fee summary judgment award to six music companies.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The music industry's crackdown on copyright infringers included hiring an independent investigator - a private ear - to visit a Long Beach jazz lounge and surreptitiously note what songs were performed.
The sleuth's report on the tunes played at Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles led to infringement claims and a $200,000 damages and attorney's fee summary judgment award to six music ...
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