FERRICK v. SPOTIFY USA INC.

No. 16-cv-8412 (AJN).

Melissa Ferrick, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Spotify USA Inc., et al., Defendants.

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

January 27, 2020.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 17 U.S.C. § 512
Cause: 17 U.S.C. § 512 Copyright Infringement of Digital Communications
Nature of Suit: 820 Copyright
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Lowery, individually and on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated & Greg Lisher, individually and on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, represented by Mona Z. Hanna , Michelman and Robinson LLP, Andrew Scott MacKay , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP, David Crockett Lee , Michelman and Robinson LLP, Ilse Chandalar Scott , Michelman and Robinson LLP, Kathryn Lundy , Freeborn & Peters LLP, Melanie Natasha Howard , Michelman & Robinson, LLP & Sanford L. Michelman , Michelman and Robinson LLP.

Victor Krummenacher, individually and on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Mona Z. Hanna , Michelman and Robinson LLP, David Crockett Lee , Michelman and Robinson LLP, Ilse Chandalar Scott , Michelman and Robinson LLP, Kathryn Lundy , Freeborn & Peters LLP, Melanie Natasha Howard , Michelman & Robinson, LLP & Sanford L. Michelman , Michelman and Robinson LLP.

David Faragher, individually and on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, represented by Mona Z. Hanna , Michelman and Robinson LLP, David Crockett Lee , Michelman and Robinson LLP, Ilse Chandalar Scott , Michelman and Robinson LLP, Jonathan Mcneil Wong , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP, Kathryn Lundy , Freeborn & Peters LLP, Melanie Natasha Howard , Michelman & Robinson, LLP, Sanford L. Michelman , Michelman and Robinson LLP & Timothy Gerard Ronan , Pullman & Comley, LLC.

Melissa Ferrick, Plaintiff, represented by Daniel Boris Lifschitz , Gradstein and Marzano PC, Geng Chen , Susman Godfrey LLP, Harvey W. Geller , Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, LLP, Henry D. Gradstein , Gradstein & Marzano, P.C., Jacob W. Buchdahl , Susman Godfrey LLP, Kalpana Srinivasan , Susman Godfrey LLP, Krysta Kauble Pachman , Susman Godfrey LLP, pro hac vice, Marc M. Seltzer , Susman Godfrey, L.L.P., Maryann Rose Marzano , Gradstein & Marzano, P.C., Maryann Rose Marzano , Gradstein & Marzano, P.C., pro hac vice, Stephen Edward Morrissey , Susman Godfrey LLP & Steven Gerald Sklaver , Susman Godfrey LLP.

Jaco Pastorius, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Daniel J. Schacht , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP, Andrew Scott MacKay , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP, Geng Chen , Susman Godfrey LLP, Henry D. Gradstein , Gradstein & Marzano, P.C., Jacob W. Buchdahl , Susman Godfrey LLP, Kalpana Srinivasan , Susman Godfrey LLP, Krysta Kauble Pachman , Susman Godfrey LLP, pro hac vice, Maryann Rose Marzano , Gradstein & Marzano, P.C., Stephen Edward Morrissey , Susman Godfrey LLP, Steven Gerald Sklaver , Susman Godfrey LLP & Maryann Rose Marzano , Gradstein & Marzano, P.C., pro hac vice.

Gerencia 360 Publishing, Inc., Plaintiff, represented by Geng Chen , Susman Godfrey LLP, Henry D. Gradstein , Gradstein & Marzano, P.C., Jacob W. Buchdahl , Susman Godfrey LLP, Kalpana Srinivasan , Susman Godfrey LLP, Krysta Kauble Pachman , Susman Godfrey LLP, pro hac vice, Maryann Rose Marzano , Gradstein & Marzano, P.C., Stephen Edward Morrissey , Susman Godfrey LLP, Steven Gerald Sklaver , Susman Godfrey LLP & Maryann Rose Marzano , Gradstein & Marzano, P.C., pro hac vice.

Willard, Adam and 537 Additional Entities Listed on Exhibit A, Adam Willard and 537 Additional Entities Listed on Exhibit A, Objector, represented by Andrew Scott MacKay , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP, Daniel J. Schacht , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP & Jonathan Mcneil Wong , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP.

Adam Willard, Adria K Music LLC, Adriel Harris, Adrienne Anderson, Aimee Allen, Allen Bernstein Trust, Alex Woodard, Alexander Kantner, Alexander Vojdani, Alive Records, LLC, Allen Hinds, American Zoetrope, Amy McDonald, Andrew Ampaya, Andrew Bird, Andy Dunlop, Andy Kaulkin, Ann Claire Van Shaick Pahlavi, Anthony Piscitello, Arnel Pineda, Arthur Bondy Auguste, Bar None Music, Inc., Benjamin M. Tench, Bernard Larsen, Bernie Chiaravalle, Bernita Walker, Bestream LTD, Big Legal Mess, LLC, Big O'Holdings, LLC, Blair Daly, Bobby Whiteside, Bobby Whiteside Inc., Bomp Records LLC, Brad Carlson, Brad Gillis, Brad Wilk, Brandon Marx, Brenda Johnson Fisher, Brian Bell, Brian Macleod, Brian Preiss, Brian Tichy, Brock Walsh, Steve Porcaro, Steve Walsh, Steven Lukather, Steven Morse, Steven Crabtree, Confidential Strictly, Confidential Belgium Strictly, Confidential SA Strictly, Stu Cook, Songs Inc. Stygian, Sue Shifrin, Erickson as Legal Guardian for Roger K. Erickson Sumner, Susan Hartnett, Susan Nadler, Evelyn Shriver, Suzy Shaw, Ted Fields, Ted Friedman, Tempchin Family Trust, Terry Brock, Terry Evans, The Bono Collection Trust and the Inshallah Trust, The Estate of J. Fred Coots, The Estate of Joseph B. Higgss, The Global Asylum, Inc., The Helene C. Hemminger Trust, The Poor Music Company Limited, The Ray & Wyn Ritchie Evans Foundation, The Trust of Spike Jones, Thomas Leadon, Thomas Morello, Thrice, Tim Armstrong, Tim Commerford, Tim Gilman, Tim Hause, Todd Snider, Todd Sucherman, Tom & Mike Alford, Tom Campbell, Tom Dyer, Tom Johnston, Tom Morello, Tom Petersson, Tom Petty, Tom Rothrock, Tommy Shaw, Tony Brock, Tony Gilkyson, Trevor Stafford, Trini Lopez, Troy Horne, TRT Productions, Inc., Tummy Touch Records LLC, Vincent Fiorello, Vital Info Inc., Vitus Matare, Walter Stocker, Weedhigh Nightmare Music Partnership, Wheelhouse Music Publishing LLC, William Calhoun, William Eric Evankovich, William Greer, William Morris Nicholls, William Van Zandt, Wixen Music Pub Ret Trust, Wixen Music Publishing, Inc., Wixen Music UK Ltd., Wooden Nickel Music, Inc., Yuggoth Music, Zachary Gabbard, Zach De La Rocha, Zakiya Hooker, Ollan Bell, Broken Arrow Music Corporation, Broken Fiddle Music Inc., Brother Publishing Company, Bruce Gaitsch, Bruce Licher, Bruce Willis, Bryce Soderberg, Camilla McGuinn, Carl Wilson, Carson Chamberlain, Cary Ann Hearst, Casey Wojtalewicz, Chandra Rankin, Charles Auerbach, Charles Kentis, Charles Lloyd, Charles McCormick, Charles Mose Brown Beneficiary's Trust, Charlie Terrell, Cheryl D. Henry, Chris Aiken, Chris Bagarozzi, Chris Botti, Chris Darrow, Chris Goss, Christopher Gabriel, Cindy Lee Berryhill, Claudia Carr Levy, Clint Black, Clyde "Skip&quot Battin, Clyde M. Lieberman, Cody Jinks LLC, Colm O'Ciosoig, Compound One, Conrad Korsch, Constance Brown, Corey Chisel, Craig and Bradley Epstein, Craig Luckin, Crystal Jukebox, Inc., Cynthia Marx, D. Mch. Inc., Damon Hennessey, Dan Auerbach, Dan Robert Allshouse, Dancing Cat Productions, Inc., Daniel Benjamin Clarke, Darlingside, LLC, Darren Reed, DAVEY CHEGWIDDEN, David Andrew Hause, David Cassidy, David E. Peterson, David Fallon, David Ferguson, David Goolkasian, David James Palmer, David John Warsop, David Joseph Nolte, David Lindley, David Rawlings, David Roback, David Wilder, Dax Riggs, Deborah Pierce, Deen Castronovo, Dennis DeYoung, Dennis Herring, De'Wayne Des'Shone Jackson, Dillon O'Brian, Dindi Music Co., DMCH Inc., Don Heffington, Don Kirkpatrick, Don Pfrimmer, Donald Fagen, Donald Fisher, Doors Music Company LLC, Doug Clifford, Dougie Payne, Druidcrest Ltd., Dustin Kensrue, Dyad Music Ltd., Dylan McDonald, Estate of Earl E. McGrath, Edgy Lee, Elizabeth Carroll, Elizabeth Hawkins, Elliot Wolf, Elvis Cortez, Emergent Music Marketing, Inc., Emerson Swimford, Emil Radocchia, Eric Allaman, Eric Mesinger, Erik Janson, Ernest James Watts, Estate of Mark Tulin, Estate of James Lowe, Estate of Carl Wilson, Estate of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Estate of Delaney Bramlett, Estate of Eugene B. McDaniels, Estate of Wayman Tisdale, Arlyne Medann, Fantality Corp., Fermata Do Brasil, Fiona Schenkelberg, Fisher Music Inc., Francis Healy, Frank Sampedro, Frederick L. Beauregard, Fredric Taccone, Fritz Lewak, Gary Gold, Gary Moon, Gary Ray, Gary Stewart, Gene Parsons, Geoffrey Brillhart Leib, George Benson, George Braunstein, Ron Hamady, George M. Hawkins, Jr., George Winston, Gerald McCauley, Gillian Welch, Gold Hill Music, Inc., Grace Slick, Greg Edwards, Gregg Rolie, Gregory Di Giovine, Guerrilla Tours Inc., Guy Allison Steiner, H2O Inc., Hard Work Distribution, Inc., Harry Garfield, Heather Porcaro, Henry Garza, Holly Near, Homewood House Music, Hope Sandoval, Howard Hewett, I Want To Go Where The Action Is Music, IQ Music Ltd., J Swanson, Jack Grishman, Jackie Lee, Jacob Aaron Smith, Jacob Bunton, Jacobs Ladder Music Ltd., Jake Shimabukuro, James Durkin, James H. Prescott, James House, James King, James Quine, James Raymond, James Thackery, James Trombly, James V. Young, Janeiro Music Co., Janet Minto, Pam Barlow, Janey Clewer, Jarrod Thornton, Jason Brooks Reed, Jason Cruz, Jason Krause, Jason R. Scheff, Jason Truby, Jason Vasquez, Jason Yates, Jay B. Ziskrout, Jay Landers, Jeanene Van Zandt, Jeff Day, Jeff Martin, Jeffrey Clemens, Jeffrey Lavasseur, Jeffrey Steele, Jeffrey Steele Music, Jeffrey Victor Watson, Jeffrey Young, Robert Thiele, Robert Zakaryan, Robin Zander, Rockmasters International Network, Inc., Roger Matthew Freeman, Roger McGuinn, Ron Welty, Roger David Mael, Russell Craig Mael, Ross Valory, Ruth Fleury, Ryland Cooder, Sanrio Digital Europe SPRL, Sarah Gillespie, Sarah Kim, Score A Score, LLC, Scott IV Fitts, Scott Radinsky, Scott Shriner, Scott Thurston, Scotty Morris, Seabreeze Music Ltd., Sean Greaves, Sebastian Arocha Morton, Sebastian Haimerl, Severin Browne, Shae Jones, Shana Morrison, Sharon Robinson, Sheldon Ganz, Sid Hillman, Silten Tribunal LLC, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Songsmiths Company LLC, Sophie B. Hawkins, Spike Jones-Helen Rosen Music, Stan Lynch, III, Starfaith, LLC, Stephanie L. Nicks, Stephen J. Cannell Productions, Inc., Stephen Morrison, Stephen Perry, Stephen Stills, Steve Bays, Paul Hawley, Steve Gillette, Steve Jennings, Steve Lindsey, Jennifer Hamady, Jeremy Ruzumna, Jesse Harms, Jesse Kramer, Jill Arreguin, Jill Stump, Tipa Sparrs, Jim Basnight, Jim Doyle, Jim Guerinot, Jim Keltner, Jim Lang, Jim Lindberg, Jimmie Vaughan, Jinsoo Lim, Jody Friedman, Joe Lynn Turner, Joe Moses, Joe Nolte, Joe Osborn, Joe Randall Simmons, Joe Rimicci, John Bisaha, John Fallon, John Figler, John Hanrattie, John Konesky, John Lee Hooker Family Limited Partnership, John M. Wicks, John McFee, John Prine, John R. Lang, John R. Hermann, John Simon, John Townes Van Zandt, Jojo Garza, Jon Nichols, Jon Stebbins, Jon Wickersham, Jonathan Cain, Jonathan Richman, Jordan Avesar, Jordan Lieberman, Jorge Calderon, Jorge Corante, Jorma Kaukonen, Joseph Arthur, Joseph Doherty, Joseph Karnes, Joseph O. Holmes III, Josh Freese, Josh Hager, Josh Ramos, Josh Williams, Joshua Grange, Joshua Lopez, Jude Cole, Judith A. Parsons, Justin Levine, Juwoppi Music, Kate Knudsen, Katie Belle Van Zandt, Kaveh Rastegar, Ken Wiley, Kenny McGee, Kenny Rogers, Kenny Rogers Productions, Kevin Bivona, Kevin McCormick, Kevin Wells, Kevin Wommack, Kim Fowley, Kim Gaarde, Kim Gordon, Kirk Kelly, KMGMT, Inc., Kristian Hoffman, Kristopher Roe, Kurt Stevenson, Lara Johnston, Lars Frederiksen, Lars Gustafsson, Laura Brennan, Lee Quintana, Leighton Koizumi, Len Freedman Music, Inc., Les Falconer, Libby Fagen, Louise Bialik, Lpanema Music Corp., Lucas Marx, Luis Conte, Luke Paquin, Lynda Vladimiroff, Maggie Louie, Noelle Scaggs, Otis Rush Music Inc., Parker Millsap, Pat Regan, Patricia Day, Patrick Carney, Patrick McGuinn, Patrick Wilson, Patrick Winningham, Paul Freeman, Paul Gilbert, Paul Ill, Paul Landry, Pegi Young, Playing in Traffic Music, LLC, Positron Productions, Inc., Pretorious Publishing, Pure Love Music, Racecar Pictures Inc., Ralph Covert, Rancid Music, Randall Marsh, Randy Waldman, Raul Malo, Ray Gilbert Publishing Corp., St. Clair T. Regent, Rhiannon G. Laffan, Richard Lynn Phillips, Rick Anthony Dejesus, Rick Eckstein, Rick Nielsen, Rick Whitfield, Rickie Lee Jones, Ride Music LLP, Ringo Garza, Rio Cali Music, Rivers Cuomo, Rob Aston, Rob Werthner, Robert Cray, Robert J. Ramos, Robert Kraft, Robert Lamm, Robert Lebourdais, Robert Logan Reynolds, III, Robert Loveless, Maggie Mayall, Marco Moir, Mark Leggett, Mark Schatzkamer, Mark Vieha, Marko Glogolja, Martin Gross, Marty Stuart, Mary Beth Chapman, Mass Confusion Productions Inc., Matthew Brann, Matthew E. Langlois, Matthew Kronish, Mean Streak Music, Megan Keely, Merlo Podlewski, Mervyn Warren, Michael Baker, Michael Carabello, Michael Chavarino, Michael Hansen, Michael John Burkett, Michael Lee Aday, Michael McDonald, Michael Natter, Michael Norman Money, Michael Roche, Michael Scafuto, Michael Shrieve, Michael Stinson, Michael Trent Robinson, Michelle Seely, Mike Henderson, Milton Sahme, Misty Music AB, Mitchel Young Evans, Mockingbird Blues Publishing, Ltd., Monona Music, LLC, Nadirah Shakoor, Nancy Kravitz, Nancy Natter, Nathalie Chatman, Nathan Rothacker, Nathaniel Mayer, Neal Schon, Neale Heywood, Neil Primrose, Neil Young, Nichion, Inc., Nicholas Piscitello, Nina Rawls & Jacob Kiley, Objectors, represented by James Timothy Shearin , Pullman & Comley, LLC, Andrew Scott MacKay , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP, Daniel J. Schacht , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP, Jonathan Mcneil Wong , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP & Timothy Gerard Ronan , Pullman & Comley, LLC.

Tracy Silverman, Regent T St. Clair, Jones Lee Rickie & Rio Cali Music Co., Objectors, represented by Andrew Scott MacKay , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP, Daniel J. Schacht , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP, Jonathan Mcneil Wong , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP & Timothy Gerard Ronan , Pullman & Comley, LLC.

Andrew Paley, Objector, represented by Nicholas A. Carlin , Phillips, Erlewine, Given & Carlin LLP, Andrew Scott MacKay , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP, Daniel J. Schacht , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP, David Milton Given , Phillips, Erlewine & Given LLP & Jonathan Mcneil Wong , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP.

KRISTIN DIABLE & TAMARA DEARING, Objectors, represented by Andrew Scott MacKay , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP, George Willard Cochran, Jr. , Law Office of George W. Cochran, Jonathan Mcneil Wong , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP & Timothy Gerard Ronan , Pullman & Comley, LLC.

Watson Music Group, LLC, Objector, represented by Seth Peter Robert , Brown Robert, LLP.

PHYNJUAR SAUNDERS-THOMAS, Objector, represented by N. Albert Bacharach, Jr. , N. Albert Bacharach Jr., P.A.

Randall Wixen, Interested Party, represented by Andrew Scott MacKay , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP & Jonathan Mcneil Wong , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP.

Donahue Fitzgerald LLP, Interested Party, represented by Andrew Scott MacKay , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP, Jonathan Mcneil Wong , Donahue Fitzgerald LLP & Timothy Gerard Ronan , Pullman & Comley, LLC.


ORDER

The Court is in receipt various letters from Settlement Class Members expressing their inability, due to incarceration or otherwise, to access the Spotify track ID information necessary to file settlement claims. See, e.g., Dkt. No. 486.

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