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SMITH v. THOMAS

No. 18-3380.

911 F.3d 378 (2018)

Robert L. SMITH, Jr., aka Bigg Robb, dba Jenner Music Group, Over 25 Sounds, and Bigg Robb Music, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bernard THOMAS, aka Bishop Bullwinkle, dba Bes Wes or Best West Music Publishing, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: December 20, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

BRIEF: Aaron G. Durden , DURDEN LAW, LPA, LLC, Dayton, Ohio, for Appellant. Andrew Grimm , DIGITAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION, Omaha, Nebraska, for Amicus. Robert L. Smith, Jr., Dayton, Ohio, pro se.

Before: SUTTON, DONALD, and THAPAR, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

When Robert Smith (aka Bigg Robb) recorded his song Looking for a Country Girl, he probably was not looking for a legal battle, too. But Bernard Thomas (aka Bishop Bullwinkle) copied the beat from Smith's song to make a new one — called Hell 2 Da Naw Naw — and suddenly became famous...

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