United States Ninth Circuit
F.B.T. Prods., LLC v. Aftermath Records, 09-55817
In a dispute concerning the percentage of royalties due to plaintiffs under their contracts with defendant in connection with the recordings of the rapper Eminem, judgment in favor of defendant is reversed and an attorney's fees award in its favor is vacated where: 1) a "Masters Licensed" provision unambiguously applies to permanent downloads and mastertones; and 2) thus, the district court should have granted summary judgment to plaintiffs.
Appellate Information
- Argued 07/12/2010
- Decided 09/03/2010
- Published 09/03/2010
Judges
- Silverman
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Jerome B. Falk Jr., Glenn D. Pomerantz