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LAWS v. SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

No. CV 03-2038.

294 F.Supp.2d 1160 (2003)

Debra LAWS, an individual Plaintiff, v. SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, INC. dba Epic Records, a Delaware Corporation; and Does 1 through 50, inclusive Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

November 4, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rickey Ivie and Kendall E. James of Ivie, McNeill & Wyatt, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff Debra Laws.

Russell J. Frackman, David A. Steinberg Matt J. Railo and Paul Guelpa of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendant Sony Music Entertainment Inc.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

BAIRD, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This case involves alleged misappropriation of Debra Law's voice and name by Defendant Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. ("Sony") in connection with the sound recording and video entitled "All I Have" performed by Jennifer Lopez. Plaintiff Debra Laws alleges that "All I Have" samples extensively from her 1980 sound recording "Very Special" without Plaintiff...

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