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RITCHIE v. GANO

No. 07 Civ. 7269 (VM).

754 F.Supp.2d 605 (2010)

Brian RITCHIE, Plaintiff, v. Gordon GANO, individually and d/b/a/ Gorno Music Publishing (ASCAP), Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

November 29, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emilio B. Nicolas, Lawrence A. Waks, Stacy Allen, Jackson Walker L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Plaintiff.

Robert Stephen Meloni, Meloni & McCaffrey, P.C., New York, NY, for Defendant.

DECISION AND ORDER

VICTOR MARRERO, District Judge.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Brian Ritchie ("Ritchie"), bassist of the now-defunct band the Violent Femmes (the "Band"), brought this action against defendant Gordon Gano ("Gano"), the Band's former guitarist and songwriter. Ritchie alleged violations of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., and Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq., which...

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