JOHNSON v. GORDON

No. 04-2475.

409 F.3d 12 (2005)

Calvin R. JOHNSON, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Allen GORDON, Jr., et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 31, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burton A. Nadler, with whom Petrucelly & Nadler, P.C. was on brief, for appellant.

Cynthia S. Arato, with whom Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP was on brief, for appellees.

Before SELYA, LYNCH and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Music is an international language that has the capacity to bring together people from every corner of the world. It is also an economic engine, capable of yielding financial gain to those who own and control it. This appeal, which involves a controversy over the authorship of a hit song, exposes us to that coarser side of the music industry.

An allegation of plagiarism lies at the heart of this matter: plaintiff-appellant Calvin R. Johnson...

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