RITCHIE v. GANO

No. 07 Civ. 7269 (VM).

756 F.Supp.2d 581 (2010)

Brian RITCHIE, Plaintiff, v. Gordon GANO, individually and d/b/a/ Gorno Music Publishing (ASCAP), Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

December 20, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emilio B. Nicolas , Lawrence A. Waks , Stacy Allen , Jackson Walker L.L.P, Austin, TX, for Plaintiff.

Robert Stephen Meloni , Meloni & McCaffrey, P.C., New York, NY, for Defendant.


DECISION AND ORDER

VICTOR MARRERO, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Brian Ritchie ("Ritchie"), bassist of the now-defunct band the Violent Femmes (the "Band"), brought this action against defendant Gordon Gano ("Gano"), the Band's former guitarist and songwriter. Ritchie alleged violations of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., and Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq., which...

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