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ROBERTS v. GORDY

No. 16-12284.

877 F.3d 1024 (2017)

William L. ROBERTS, II, a.k.a. Rick Ross, Andrew Harr, et. al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Stefan Kendal GORDY, Skyler Austen Gorday, et. al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 15, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen L. Stetson , Jonathan L. Gaines , GrayRobinson, PA, MIAMI, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Nina Diana Boyajian , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, LOS ANGELES, CA, Barry Lawrence Rothberg , Elliot H. Scherker , Stephanie Lauren Varela , MIAMI, FL, for Defendants-Appellees DAVID & GOLIATH, LLC, DAVID JAMAHL LISTENBEE.

Vincent H. Chieffo , Greenberg Traurig, LLP, LOS ANGELES, CA, Barry Lawrence Rothberg , Elliot H. Scherker , Stephanie Lauren Varela , MIAMI, FL, for Defendants-Appellees FOO & BLU, LLC, SKYLER AUSTEN GORDAY, STEFAN KENDAL GORDY, KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC., KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING AMERICA, INC., LMFAO, LLC, NU8OS MUSIC, LLC, PARTY ROCK, LLC.

Barry Lawrence Rothberg , Elliot H. Scherker , Stephanie Lauren Varela , MIAMI, FL, for Defendant-Appellee LISTENBEE CORPORATION.

Before WILSON and ROSENBAUM, Circuit Judges, and TITUS, District Judge.

William L. Roberts II, Andrew Harr, and Jermaine Jackson (collectively "Appellants"), who are artists in the hip-hop industry, appeal the dismissal of their copyright infringement case. On appeal, they argue that their copyright registrations were improperly invalidated under 17 U.S.C. § 411 without a showing of scienter...

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