BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. v. EVIE'S TAVERN ELLENTON

No. 13-15871.

772 F.3d 1254 (2014)

BROADCAST MUSIC, INC., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, d.b.a Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music, The Bernard Edwards Company, LLC, R-Key Darkus Publishing, Orbi-Lee Publishing, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. EVIE'S TAVERN ELLENTON, INC., d.b.a Elvie's Tavern Ellenton, Michael Evanoff, individually, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 21, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Robert Jakes , Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns, LLP, Tampa, FL, Zachary David Messa , Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns, LLP, Clearwater, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Michael Moran , Law Offices of Michael Moran, Sarasota, FL, for Defendants-Appellants.

Before ED CARNES, Chief Judge, and RESTANI, Judge, and MERRYDAY, District Judge.


This appeal follows the district court's grant of summary judgment in the Appellees' favor. Appellants argue that summary judgment was granted improperly because there are genuine issues of material fact as to the copyright ownership of the musical compositions at issue and as to whether they were innocent infringers. Appellants...

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