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COPELAND v. BIEBER

No. 14-1427.

789 F.3d 484 (2015)

Devin COPELAND, a/k/a De Rico; Mareio Overton, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Justin BIEBER; Usher Raymond, IV, a/k/a Usher; Heather Bright, individually, and d/b/a B-Rhaka Publishing; Ray Romulus, a/k/a Rayro, individually and d/b/a Please Enjoy the Music; Jonathan Yip, individually and d/b/a Products of the Street; Jeremy Reeves, individually and d/b/a Sumphu; Universal Music Corporation; Universal Music Publishing Group; Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC; WB Music Corporation; The Island Def Jam Music Group; Stage Three Music (U.S.) Inc.; Stage Three Music, LLC; Jonetta Patton, d/b/a J Pat Management, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 18, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Duncan Glover Byers , Byers Law Group, Norfolk, Virginia, for Appellants. Stephen Edward Noona , Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., Norfolk, Virginia; Jonathan David Davis , Jonathan D. Davis, P.C., New York, New York, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Howard Weitzman , Jeremiah T. Reynolds , Kinsella Weitzman Iser Kump & Aldisert, Santa Monica, California, for Justin Bieber. Nathan Muyskens , Washington, D.C., Barry I. Slotnick , Cheng L. Chen , Loeb & Loeb LLP, New York, New York, for Heather Bright, d/b/a B-Rhaka Publishing, WB Music Corporation, and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC.

Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge HARRIS wrote the opinion, in which Judge WYNN and Judge FLOYD joined.

Musician Devin Copeland ("Copeland"), together with his songwriting partner, appeals the dismissal of his copyright infringement claim against recording artists Justin Bieber and Usher Raymond IV. Copeland alleges that three recorded songs by the defendants, each titled "Somebody to Love," infringe upon his copyright...

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