ARMOUR v. KNOWLES

No. 06-20934.

512 F.3d 147 (2007)

Jennifer ARMOUR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Beyoncé G. KNOWLES; Beyonce Publishing; Sean Paul Henriques; Scott S. Storch; Robert Waller; EMI Music Publishing, Ltd.; TVT Music, Inc.; Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.; Columbia Records, Inc.; Atlantic Recording Corporation; Shawn Carter, Presently Known as Jay-Z; EMI April Music, Inc.; V.P. Music Group, Inc.; Black Owned Musik; Notting Dale Songs, Inc.; Music Of Windswept, Inc.; Hitco Music Publishing, LLC, Doing Business as Hitco South; Carter Boys Publishing; Irving Music, Inc.; Dutty Rock Music; Hottis We Do Hits Music; Scott Storch Music, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 21, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana G. Kirk (argued), Kirk Law Firm, Houston, TX, for Armour.

Henry James Fasthoff, IV, Stumpf, Craddock, Massey & Farrimond, Houston, TX, Cynthia Sharon Arato (argued), Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, New York City, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH and OWEN, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

I.

Jennifer Armour, an aspiring singer and songwriter, composed a demo tape that she hoped would help advance her career. Produced in early January 2003, the material on the tape included an instrumental version of her song, "Got a Little Bit of Love for You" (hereinafter "Little Bit of Love"). On February 12, 2003, Armour registered a copyright of an a cappella version of "Little Bit of Love...

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