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DABOUB v. GIBBONS

No. 94-10129.

42 F.3d 285 (1995)

Mario A. DABOUB, d/b/a The Nightcaps, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. William Frederick GIBBONS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 12, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jackson, Dallas, TX, for appellants.

Charles Allen Gall, Mary Lynne Murphy, James W. Bowen, Jenkens & Gilchrist, Dallas, TX, for appellees.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, GOLDBERG and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but it may also lead to jealousy when the imitator succeeds where the imitated does not. In this case, the object of imitation is a rock and roll song.

I.

The appellants, members of the rock and roll band the Nightcaps, claim that the appellees, members of the rock and roll band ZZ Top, are copycats and stole the song Thunderbird from them. The Nightcaps allege a number...

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