MORAN v. LONDON RECORDS, LTD.

No. 86-2637.

827 F.2d 180 (1987)

Larry MORAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LONDON RECORDS, LTD., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 19, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Leavens, McBride, Baker & Coles, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Dale M. Cohen, Isham, Lincoln & Beale, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before COFFEY, RIPPLE, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Larry Moran sued the defendants — record companies, music publishing companies, and musicians — alleging copyright infringement. On defendant MCA Records' motion, the district court dismissed the suit, holding that Moran had no standing to sue for infringement under the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101-810. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

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