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QUINTANILLA v. TEXAS TELEVISION INC.

No. 97-40950.

139 F.3d 494 (1998)

Abraham QUINTANILLA, Jr., doing business as Selena y Los Dinos, Individually, and as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Selena Quintanilla Perez, Abraham Quintanilla, III, doing business as AQIII Music, doing business as Five Candles Music, Individually, Ricky Vela, doing business as Lone Iguana Music, Individually, Pete Astudillo, doing business as Peace Rock Music, Individually, and Christopher G. Perez, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TEXAS TELEVISION INCORPORATED, doing business as McKinnon Broadcasting Company, doing business as KIII-TV ("KIII"), Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 17, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darrell L. Barger, Rose R. Vela, Barger & Moss, Corpus Christi, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Sidney Katherine Powell, Deborah Ann Pierce-Reggio, Powell & Associates, Dallas, TX, Augustin Rivera, Jr., Rangel & Chriss, Corpus Christi, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before REAVLEY, JONES and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

This is a copyright case. The father of the popular singer, Selena, sued a television station for infringement of his rights in a videotape of a concert that was made by the station. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendant television station. Because the proof will not support plaintiffs' claim to sole ownership of the videotape, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Appellant Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. (Quintanilla) is...

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