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ROCK RIVER COMMUNICATIONS v. UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

Nos. 11-57168, 12-55180.

730 F.3d 1060 (2013)

ROCK RIVER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, INC.; UMG Recordings, Inc.; Universal Music Group, International, Ltd., Defendants-Appellees. Rock River Communications, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Universal Music Group, Inc.; UMG Recordings, Inc.; Universal Music Group, International, Ltd., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 18, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald Manwell Falk (argued), Mayer Brown, LLP, Palo Alto, CA; Maxwell Blecher and Courtney A. Palko , Blecher & Collins, P.C., Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff/Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Kelly M. Klaus (argued), David C. Dinielli and Benjamin J. Maro , Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Defendants/Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Before: HARRY PREGERSON and RAYMOND C. FISHER, Circuit Judges, and WILEY Y. DANIEL, District Judge.

OPINION

FISHER, Circuit Judge:

This case concerns the licensing rights for several early musical recordings by reggae legends Bob Marley and the Wailers. When the music was initially recorded in Jamaica in the 1960s, record keeping was not a primary concern. The absence of legal documentation has led to confusion in the marketplace as to which entities own licensing rights for these recordings.

Defendants Universal Music Group, Inc., UMG Recordings...

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