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LOOMIS v. CORNISH

No. 13-57093.

836 F.3d 991 (2016)

Will LOOMIS, an individual, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Jessica CORNISH, PKA Jessie J., an individual; Universal Music Group, Inc., Delaware corporation Erroneously Sued As UMG Recordings, Inc.; Universal Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 2, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Gross (argued), Michael Gross Law Office, St. Louis, Missouri, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jeffrey M. Movit (argued) and Christine Lepera , Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, New York, New York; Elaine K. Kim , Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, Los Angeles, California; for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: Richard R. Clifton, and Sandra S. Ikuta, Circuit Judges, and Frederic Block, District Judge.

OPINION

Plaintiff Will Loomis is the composer of a song called "Bright Red Chords." He brought this lawsuit alleging that Defendant Jessica Cornish (publicly known as Jessie J) and a team of high-profile songwriters led by Lukasz Gottwald (publicly known as Dr. Luke) stole a two-measure vocal melody from Bright...

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