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SANFORD v. CBS, INC.

No. 83 C 3373.

594 F.Supp. 711 (1984)

Fred SANFORD, Plaintiff, v. CBS, INC., and Rose Records, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

August 29, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold A. Jacover, Cynthia A. Homan, Willian, Brinks, Olds, Hofer, Gilson-Lione, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

James A. Klenk, Charles C. Post, Reuben & Proctor, Chicago, Ill., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM ORDER

ASPEN, District Judge.

In this copyright infringement action, plaintiff claims that Michael Jackson ("Jackson") copied plaintiff's song "Please Love Me Now" when Jackson composed the song "The Girl Is Mine." Presently before the Court is defendants' motion for summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, the motion is denied.

In moving for summary judgment, defendants have the burden of clearly establishing that there is no genuine...

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