Copyright Law

Oral argument set for December 9th in Cincinnati in Elektra Entertainment Group v. Licata

By Ty Rogers and Ray Beckerman

District Judge Herman J. Weber has granted the defendant's request for oral argument of the pending motions in Elektra Entertainment Group v. Licata, a Cincinnati "throwing in the towel" case.

This is the case in which (a) the defendant moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim and for attorneys fees, (b) the RIAA moved to dismiss its own complaint "without prejudice", and (c) the Magistrate Judge denied defendant's motions, and granted the RIAA's motion.

Defendant has filed papers objecting to the Magistrate Judge's recommendations, and the matter is now before Judge Weber.

The argument is open to the public, and will be held at:

Tuesday, December 9th
10:00 AM
Room 801
Potter Stewart US Court House
100 East Fifth St.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

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Full post as published by Recording Industry vs The People on November 21, 2008 (boomark / email).