United States Sixth Circuit

In a copyright infringement action based on the alleged misappropriation of Plaintiffs' song, summary judgment for Defendants is affirmed where: 1) Plaintiffs failed to prove that Defendants had access to Plaintiffs' song; and 2) Defendants wrote their song before the creation of Plaintiffs' song.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/09/2009
• Published 03/09/2009

Judges

• Before KENNEDY, COLE, and GILMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Benjamin Whitfield, Jr., Benjamin Whitfield, Jr. & Associates, PC, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellants.  Michael D. Socha, Dickinson Wright, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Benjamin Whitfield, Jr., Benjamin Whitfield, Jr. & Associates, PC, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellants.  Michael D. Socha, Dickinson Wright, Detroit, Michigan, Daniel D. Quick, Dickinson Wright, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, for Appellees.