LEVITIN v. SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

No. 14 Civ. 4461 (PAC).

LEE OSKAR LEVITIN /p/k/a LEE OSKAR, as an individual and d/b/a IKKE-BAD MUSIC; GREG ERRICO, as an individual and d/b/a RADIO ACTIVE MATERIAL PUBLISHING COMPANY; and KERI OSKAR, an individual, Plaintiffs, v. SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, a New York corporation; MR. 305, INC., a Florida corporation; POLO GROUNDS MUSIC, INC., a New York corporation; SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CANADA INC., a Canadian corporation; SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT UK, a British entity of unknown form; SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT GERMANY GMBH, a German limited liability company; SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT AUSTRALIA, LTD., an Australian limited company; SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT ITALY, S.P.A., an Italian corporation; SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT MEXICO S.A. DE C.V., a Mexican corporation; SONY MUSIC EINTERTAINMENT ESPAÑA, S.L., a Spanish limited liability company; SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT KOREA INC., a South Korean corporation; and SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT FRANCE, a French entity of unknown form, Defendants.

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

September 22, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Oskar Levitin, Plaintiff, represented by Kenneth David Freundlich , Freundlich Law.

Greg Errico, Plaintiff, represented by Kenneth David Freundlich , Freundlich Law.

Keri Oskar, an individual, Plaintiff, represented by Kenneth David Freundlich , Freundlich Law.

Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., a Canadian Corporation, Defendant, represented by Barry E. Mallen , Loeb & Loeb LLP, Jonathan Neil Strauss , Loeb & Loeb LLP & William Brody , Loeb & Loeb LLP.

Sony Music Entertainment UK, a British entity of unknown form, Defendant, represented by Barry E. Mallen , Loeb & Loeb LLP, Jonathan Neil Strauss , Loeb & Loeb LLP & William Brody , Loeb & Loeb LLP.

Sony Music Entertainment Germany GBH, a German limited liability company, Defendant, represented by Barry E. Mallen , Loeb & Loeb LLP, Jonathan Neil Strauss , Loeb & Loeb LLP & William Brody , Loeb & Loeb LLP.

Sony Music Entertainment Austrailia, LTD., an Australian limited company, Defendant, represented by Barry E. Mallen , Loeb & Loeb LLP, Jonathan Neil Strauss , Loeb & Loeb LLP & William Brody , Loeb & Loeb LLP.

Sony Music Entertainment Italy, S.P.A., an Italian corporation, Defendant, represented by Barry E. Mallen , Loeb & Loeb LLP, Jonathan Neil Strauss , Loeb & Loeb LLP & William Brody , Loeb & Loeb LLP.

Sony Music Entertainment Mexico S.A. de C.V., a Mexican corporation, Defendant, represented by Barry E. Mallen , Loeb & Loeb LLP, Jonathan Neil Strauss , Loeb & Loeb LLP & William Brody , Loeb & Loeb LLP.

Sony Music Entertainment Espana, S.L., a Spanish limited liability company, Defendant, represented by Barry E. Mallen , Loeb & Loeb LLP, Jonathan Neil Strauss , Loeb & Loeb LLP & William Brody , Loeb & Loeb LLP.

Sony Music Entertainment Korea Inc., a South Korean corporation, Defendant, represented by Barry E. Mallen , Loeb & Loeb LLP, Jonathan Neil Strauss , Loeb & Loeb LLP & William Brody , Loeb & Loeb LLP.

Sony Music Entertainment France, Defendant, represented by Barry E. Mallen , Loeb & Loeb LLP, Jonathan Neil Strauss , Loeb & Loeb LLP & William Brody , Loeb & Loeb LLP.


OPINION & ORDER

The facts of this case are fully set forth in Levitin v. Sony Music Entertainment, 2015 WL 1849900 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 22, 2015), which dismissed Plaintiffs' claims against Domestic Defendants under the U.S. Copyright Act, but denied Affiliate Defendants...

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