EMI April Music, Inc. v. White

Decided May 22, 2009. Mark Steven Davis wrote the opinion for the court.

618 F. Supp. 2d 497 · Cited 51 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Music City Music v. Alfa Foods, Ltd. · 616 F. Supp. 1001
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. · 518 F. Supp. 2d 1197
• Major Bob Music v. Stubbs · 851 F. Supp. 475
• Swallow Turn Music v. Wilson · 831 F. Supp. 575
• Girlsongs v. 609 INDUSTRIES, INC. · 625 F. Supp. 2d 1127
• GlobalSantaFe Corp. v. Globalsantafe. Com · 250 F. Supp. 2d 610
• Milene Music, Inc. v. Gotauco · 551 F. Supp. 1288
• Overcash v. United Abstract Group, Inc. · 549 F. Supp. 2d 193
• MercExchange, L.L.C. v. eBay, Inc. · 500 F. Supp. 2d 556
• International Korwin Corp. v. Kowalczyk · 665 F. Supp. 652
• Disney Enterprises, Inc. v. Farmer · 427 F. Supp. 2d 807
• Graduate Management Admission Council v. Raju · 267 F. Supp. 2d 505
• Sentry Select Insurance v. LBL Skysystems (U.S.A), Inc. · 486 F. Supp. 2d 496
• EMI Mills Music, Inc. v. Empress Hotel, Inc. · 470 F. Supp. 2d 67
• Cross Keys Publishing Co., Inc. v. Wee, Inc. · 921 F. Supp. 479
• Phoenix Renovation Corp. v. Rodriguez · 461 F. Supp. 2d 411
• Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Behulak · 651 F. Supp. 57

Cited by

Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

• MOB Music Publishing v. Zanzibar on the Waterfront, LLC · 698 F. Supp. 2d 197
• Mob Music Publishing v. Zanzibar on the Waterfront, LLC
• EMI APRIL MUSIC INC. v. Rodriguez · 691 F. Supp. 2d 632
• Softech Worldwide, LLC v. Internet Technology Broadcasting Corp. · 761 F. Supp. 2d 367
• Tattoo Art, Inc. v. Tat International, LLC · 794 F. Supp. 2d 634
• MARY KAY INC. v. Ayres · 827 F. Supp. 2d 584

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