Pharrell Williams v. Frankie Gaye

Summary

Pharrell Williams sued Frankie Gaye for copyright infringement over a musical composition.

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Entities in this case

Parties

RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA (amicus curiae) NATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION (amicus curiae) LAW, MUSIC, AND BUSINESS PROFESSORS (amicus curiae) MUSICIANS AND COMPOSERS (amicus curiae) INSTITUTE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, INC. (amicus curiae) LAWRENCE ZBIKOWSKI (amicus curiae) CHRISTOPHER WATERMAN (amicus curiae) MICHAEL VEAL (amicus curiae) KAY SHELEMAY (amicus curiae) JEFFREY PERRY (amicus curiae) CAROL OJA (amicus curiae) TRAVIS JACKSON (amicus curiae) VIJAY IYER (amicus curiae) DALE COCKRELL, Professor of Musicology Emeritus (amicus curiae) CHARLES CARSON, Associate Professor of Music (amicus curiae) PAUL FRANKLIN BERLINER (amicus curiae) STEPHEN BECK (amicus curiae) GAGE AVERILL (amicus curiae) JOHN ALTMAN (amicus curiae) PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE (amicus curiae)

Docket entries

1. #1142018-07-11

   Filed order and amended opinion (MILAN D. SMITH, JR., MARY H. MURGUIA and JACQUELINE H. NGUYEN). Amending Disposition Opinion AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART; The opinion and dissent filed March 21, 2018, and reported at 885 F.3d 1150, are hereby amended. The amended opinion and dissent will be filed concurrently with this order. Judges M. Smith and Murguia voted to deny the petition for rehearing en banc. Judge Nguyen voted to grant it. The full court has been advised of the petition for rehearing en banc, and no judge requested a vote on whether to rehear the matter en banc. Fed. R. App. P. 35. The petition for rehearing en banc, filed April 11, 2018, is DENIED. No further petitions for panel rehearing or rehearing en banc will be entertained in this case. [10937718] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626] (RMM) [Entered: 07/11/2018 06:58 AM]

2. #1132018-05-30

   Added attorney Jean-Claude Andre for UMG Recordings, Inc. Universal Music Distribution Interscope Records Star Trak Entertainment, in case 15-56880 Jean-Claude Andre for UMG Recordings, Inc. Universal Music Distribution Interscope Records Star Trak Entertainment, in case 16-55626 Jean-Claude Andre for UMG Recordings, Inc. Universal Music Distribution Interscope Records Star Trak Entertainment, in case 16-55089. [10888849] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626] (CW) [Entered: 05/30/2018 07:40 AM]

3. #1122018-05-29

   Filed (ECF) notice of appearance of Jean-Claude Andre for Appellants Interscope Records, Star Trak Entertainment, UMG Recordings, Inc. and Universal Music Distribution in 15-56880, Appellees Interscope Records, Star Trak Entertainment, UMG Recordings, Inc. and Universal Music Distribution in 16-55089, 16-55626. Date of service: 05/29/2018. [10888803] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626] (Andre, Jean-Claude) [Entered: 05/29/2018 10:55 PM]

4. #1112018-05-25

   Terminated Mark E. Haddad for Universal Music Distribution, UMG Recordings, Inc., Star Trak Entertainment and Interscope Records in 15-56880, Universal Music Distribution, UMG Recordings, Inc., Star Trak Entertainment and Interscope Records in 16-55089 and Universal Music Distribution, UMG Recordings, Inc., Star Trak Entertainment and Interscope Records in 16-55626 - RETIRED (Due to incorrect ECF account information). [10886065] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626] (SLM) [Entered: 05/25/2018 12:35 PM]

5. #1102018-05-11

   Filed order (MILAN D. SMITH, JR., MARY H. MURGUIA and JACQUELINE H. NGUYEN) Appellees’ motion for leave to file an oversized brief in response to Appellants’ petition for rehearing en banc is GRANTED. [10869312] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626] (OC) [Entered: 05/11/2018 09:23 AM]

6. #1092018-05-10

   Filed (ECF) Appellees Frankie Christian Gaye, Marvin Gaye, III and Nona Marvisa Gaye in 15-56880, Appellants Frankie Christian Gaye, Marvin Gaye, III and Nona Marvisa Gaye in 16-55089, 16-55626 response to Petition for Rehearing En Banc (ECF Filing), Petition for Rehearing En Banc (ECF Filing) for rehearing by en banc only (all active, any interested senior judges). Date of service: 05/10/2018. [10868461]. [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626] (Glick, Martin) [Entered: 05/10/2018 12:43 PM]

7. #1082018-05-10

   Filed (ECF) Appellees Frankie Christian Gaye and Nona Marvisa Gaye in 15-56880, Appellants Frankie Christian Gaye and Nona Marvisa Gaye in 16-55089, 16-55626 Motion for miscellaneous relief [motionto file oversized response to petition for rehearing en banc]. Date of service: 05/10/2018. [10868446] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626]--[COURT UPDATE: Updated docket text to reflect content of filing. 05/10/2018 by SLM] (Glick, Martin) [Entered: 05/10/2018 12:33 PM]

8. #1072018-05-04

   Received 20 paper copies of Amicus Brief [100] filed by National Music Publishers' Association and Recording Industry Association of America. [10862282] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626] (GV) [Entered: 05/04/2018 02:17 PM]

9. #1062018-05-01

   Filed clerk order: The amici brief [100] submitted by National Music Publishers' Association and Recording Industry Association of America in 15-56880 is filed. Within 7 days of the filing of this order, filer is ordered to file 20 copies of the brief in paper format, accompanied by certification, attached to the end of each copy of the brief, that the brief is identical to the version submitted electronically. Cover color: green. The paper copies shall be printed from the PDF version of the brief created from the word processing application, not from PACER or Appellate CM/ECF. [10857297] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626] (GV) [Entered: 05/01/2018 12:37 PM]

10. #1052018-05-01

    Filed (ECF) Appellees Frankie Christian Gaye and Nona Marvisa Gaye in 15-56880, Appellants Frankie Christian Gaye and Nona Marvisa Gaye in 16-55089, 16-55626 response to motion ([100] Motion (ECF Filing), [100] Motion (ECF Filing) motion to become amicus). Date of service: 05/01/2018. [10857106] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626] (Busch, Richard) [Entered: 05/01/2018 11:27 AM]

11. #1042018-05-01

    Filed order (MILAN D. SMITH, JR., MARY H. MURGUIA and JACQUELINE H. NGUYEN) The motion of the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Music Publishers’ Association for leave to file an amicus curiae brief in support of Appellants’ petition for rehearing en banc is GRANTED. [10856627] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626] (OC) [Entered: 05/01/2018 09:06 AM]

12. #1032018-04-27

    Received 20 paper copies of Amicus Brief [99] filed by Musicologists. [10853787] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626] (GV) [Entered: 04/27/2018 12:41 PM]

13. #1022018-04-24

    Entered appearance of Amici Curiae - Pending Recording Industry Association of America and National Music Publishers' Association. [10847948] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626] (GV) [Entered: 04/24/2018 09:06 AM]

14. #1012018-04-24

    Filed clerk order: The amicus brief [99] submitted by Musicologists is filed. Within 7 days of the filing of this order, filer is ordered to file 20 copies of the brief in paper format, accompanied by certification, attached to the end of each copy of the brief, that the brief is identical to the version submitted electronically. Cover color: green. The paper copies shall be printed from the PDF version of the brief created from the word processing application, not from PACER or Appellate CM/ECF. [10847921] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626] (GV) [Entered: 04/24/2018 08:49 AM]

15. #1002018-04-23

    Submitted (ECF) Amicus brief for review and filed Motion to become amicus curiae. Submitted by Recording Industry Association of America and National Music Publishers' Association. Date of service: 04/23/2018. [10847666] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626] (Volokh, Eugene) [Entered: 04/23/2018 05:28 PM]

16. #992018-04-23

    Submitted (ECF) Amicus brief for review (by government or with consent per FRAP 29(a)). Submitted by Musicologists. Date of service: 04/23/2018. [10847513] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626] (Freundlich, Kenneth) [Entered: 04/23/2018 04:17 PM]

17. #982018-04-19

    Filed order (MILAN D. SMITH, JR., MARY H. MURGUIA and JACQUELINE H. NGUYEN) Appellees Frankie Christian Gaye, Nona Marvisa Gaye, and Marvin Gaye III are directed to file a response to Appellants Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, Clifford Harris, Jr., and More Water from Nazareth Publishing, Inc.’s Petition for Rehearing En Banc filed with this court on April 11, 2018. The response shall not exceed eighteen pages or 4,200 words, and shall be filed within 21 days of the date of this order. Parties who are registered for Appellate ECF must file the response electronically without submission of paper copies. Parties who are not registered Appellate ECF filers must file the original response. SO ORDERED. [10842920] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626] (OC) [Entered: 04/19/2018 11:56 AM]

18. #972018-04-11

    Filed (ECF) Appellants Clifford Harris, Jr., More Water From Nazareth Publishing, Inc., Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams in 15-56880, Appellees Clifford Harris, Jr., More Water From Nazareth Publishing, Inc., Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams in 16-55089, 16-55626 petition for rehearing en banc (from 03/21/2018 opinion). Date of service: 04/11/2018. [10833585] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626] (Sullivan, Kathleen) [Entered: 04/11/2018 09:01 PM]

19. #962018-04-03

    Filed order (MILAN D. SMITH, JR., MARY H. MURGUIA and JACQUELINE H. NGUYEN) Appellants’ motion for a seven-day extension of time to file a petition for rehearing en banc is granted. [10823247] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626] (OC) [Entered: 04/03/2018 03:56 PM]

20. #952018-04-03

    Filed (ECF) Appellants Clifford Harris, Jr., More Water From Nazareth Publishing, Inc., Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams in 15-56880, Appellees Clifford Harris, Jr., More Water From Nazareth Publishing, Inc., Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams in 16-55089, 16-55626 Unopposed Motion to extend time to file petition for rehearing until 04/11/2018. Date of service: 04/03/2018. [10822471] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626] (Sullivan, Kathleen) [Entered: 04/03/2018 11:35 AM]

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