United States First Circuit

Dismissal of singer's claims against a record company for rescission of his recording contract and for a declaratory judgment that he has an ownership interest in the recordings is affirmed where: 1) the rescission claim was preempted by the Copyright Act, thus the district court properly dismissed the case for failure to state a cause of action; and 2) the declaratory judgment action under the Copyright Act was barred by the statute of limitations.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/15/2006
• Published 12/15/2006

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, BALDOCK, Senior Circuit Judge, and STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Roberto Sueiro-del Valle, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Juan H. Saavedra-Castro, with whom José A. Hernández-Mayoral, was on brief, for appellees.