George Clinton v. Universal Music Group Inc et al
| George Clinton |
| Universal Music Group Inc and UMG Recording Inc |
| 2:2007cv00672 |
| January 29, 2007 |
| US District Court for the Central District of California |
| Western Division - Los Angeles Office |
| XX US, Outside California |
| S James Otero |
| Jeffrey W. Johnson |
| Contract: Other |
| 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Other Contract |
| Both |
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MINUTES: (In Chambers) Order Granting Defendants Motion for PartialSummary Judgment 201 : Based on the foregoing and the reasons stated in Defendants Motion and Reply, the Court GRANTS Defendants Motion for Summary Judgment. As a result, Plaintiffs Cross-Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on the issue of internet royalties 206 is DENIED, as is Plaintiffs Motion for Specific and Limited Discovery under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(d); any successful discovery on the grounds sought by Plaintiff is irrelevant to Defendants successful Motion for Partial Summary Judgment IT IS SO ORDERED by Judge Philip S. Gutierrez. (ir)
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FINAL JUDGMENT by Judge Philip S. Gutierrez, in favor of UMG Recording Inc. against George Clinton. NOTE CHANGES MADE BY COURT. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED: 1. That final judgment be, and hereby is, entered in favor of UMG, and ag ainst Clinton, on the entirety of the FAC and every cause of action therein; 2. That the FAC be, and hereby is, dismissed with prejudice; 3. That the July 19, 1977, agreement between Casablanca Record ("Casablanca"), and Thang, Inc. (" Thang") (Trial Exhibit 14); the October 17, 1980, Release and Settlement Agreement among Thang, Clinton, and Casablanca (Trial Exhibit 205); the October 23, 1980, Artists Production Agreement between Casablanca and P-Funk, Inc. ("P-Funk&quo t;) (Trial Exhibit 204); and the December 23, 1980, agreement among P-Funk, Casablanca, and Clinton (Trial Exhibit 15) are all valid and enforceable agreements that exclusively govern UMGs relationship with Clinton regarding the artist Parlet; 4. Tha t Defendant UMG Recordings, Inc., which was formerly known as PolyGram Records, Inc., is the successor-in-interest to the rights of Casablanca relating to Clinton, including his loan-out companies, and the musical artists Parliament and Parlet; 5. Th at Trial Exhibit 14, the July 19, 1977, exclusive recording agreement between Casablanca and Thang regarding Thang's record production services for the artist Parlet, contains the operative royalty and other payment terms between UMG and Clinton s loan-out companies concerning the Parlet Master Recordings (Pleasure Principle, Invasion of the Booty Snatchers, and Play Me or Trade Me), Best of Parlet, and other compilations; and 6. That UMG is the copyright owner of the Parlet Master Recording s, including Pleasure Principle (Copyright Registration No. SR 3-085), Invasion of the Booty Snatchers (Copyright Registration No. SR 8-554), Play Me or Trade Me (Copyright Registration No. SR 23-294), and Best of Parlet (Copyright Registration No. SR 20-6419), including the individual sound recordings contained in those long-play sound recordings. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (bm)
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