POPOVICH v. SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

Nos. 06-3463, 06-3464.

508 F.3d 348 (2007)

Stephen POPOVICH, also known as Cleveland International Records, successor-in-interest to the recording label Cleveland Entertainment Co., Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, INC., Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: November 21, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Paul G. Gardephe, Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, New York, New York, for Defendant. David Blakeslee Webster, Webster & Dubyak, Co., Cleveland, Ohio, for Plaintiff. ON BRIEF: Paul G. Gardephe, Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, New York, New York, for Defendant. David Blakeslee Webster, Webster & Dubyak, Co., Cleveland, Ohio, for Plaintiff.

Before: MARTIN, GUY, and CLAY, Circuit Judges.


MARTIN, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which CLAY, J., joined. GUY, J. (pp. 362-66), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

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