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HINES v. BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (US) LLC

20-CV-3535 (JPO).

694 F.Supp.3d 341 (2023)

Ernie HINES, Plaintiff, v. BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (US) LLC, et al., Defendants.

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

Signed September 25, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Williams, The Williams Law Group, South Miami, FL, for Plaintiff.

Christine Lepera, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, New York, NY, Jeffrey M. Movit, ChaudhryLaw PLLC, New York, NY, Leo Martin Lichtman, One LLP, Newport Beach, CA, for Defendants Shawn Carter, Timothy Mosley.

Jeffrey M. Movit, Chaudhry Law PLLC, New York, NY, for Defendant W Chappell Music Corp.

Brian D. Caplan, Brett Van Benthysen, Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLP, New York, NY, for Defendant Elgin Baylor Lumpkin.

OPINION AND ORDER

Plaintiff Ernie Hines brings this copyright infringement action against W Chappell Music Corporation and the artists known as Jay-Z, Timbaland, and Ginuwine. Hines, who is the author of 1960s soul single "Help Me Put Out The Flame (In My Heart)" ("Help Me"), asserts that Defendants unlawfully...

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