Pharrell Williams, et al v. Frankie Gaye, et al

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Pharrell Williams, et al v. Frankie Gaye, et al

Plaintiff-counter-defendant - Appellant,:	PHARRELL WILLIAMS, an individual, CLIFFORD HARRIS, Jr., an individual and ROBIN THICKE, an individual, DBA I Like'em Thicke Music
Defendant-counter-claimant - Appellee,:	FRANKIE CHRISTIAN GAYE, an individual, MARVIN GAYE III, an individual and NONA MARVISA GAYE, an individual
Counter-defendant - Appellant,:	MORE WATER FROM NAZARETH PUBLISHING, INC., STAR TRAK ENTERTAINMENT, INTERSCOPE RECORDS, UMG RECORDINGS , INC. and UNIVERSAL MUSIC DISTRIBUTION
Amicus Curiae,:	MUSICOLOGISTS, 212 SONGWRITERS, COMPOSERS, MUSICIANS, AND PRODUCERS, PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, JOHN ALTMAN, GAGE AVERILL, STEPHEN BECK, PAUL FRANKLIN BERLINER, CHARLES CARSON, Associate Professor of Music, DALE COCKRELL, Professor of Musicology Emeritus, VIJAY IYER, TRAVIS JACKSON, CAROL OJA, JEFFREY PERRY, KAY SHELEMAY, MICHAEL VEAL, CHRISTOPHER WATERMAN, LAWRENCE ZBIKOWSKI, INSTITUTE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, INC., MUSICIANS AND COMPOSERS and LAW, MUSIC, AND BUSINESS PROFESSORS
Case Number:	15-56880
Filed:	December 8, 2015
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Copyright

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July 11, 2018	Filing 9030167231 Filed order and amended opinion (MILAN D. SMITH, JR., MARY H. MURGUIA and JACQUELINE H. NGUYEN). Amending Disposition Opinion AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART; The opinion and dissent filed March 21, 2018, and reported at 885 F.3d 1150, are hereby amended. The amended opinion and dissent will be filed concurrently with this order. Judges M. Smith and Murguia voted to deny the petition for rehearing en banc. Judge Nguyen voted to grant it. The full court has been advised of the petition for rehearing en banc, and no judge requested a vote on whether to rehear the matter en banc. Fed. R. App. P. 35. The petition for rehearing en banc, filed April 11, 2018, is DENIED. No further petitions for panel rehearing or rehearing en banc will be entertained in this case. [10937718] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626]

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Filing 9030167231 Filed order and amended opinion (MILAN D. SMITH, JR., MARY H. MURGUIA and JACQUELINE H. NGUYEN). Amending Disposition Opinion AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART; The opinion and dissent filed March 21, 2018, and reported at 885 F.3d 1150, are hereby amended. The amended opinion and dissent will be filed concurrently with this order. Judges M. Smith and Murguia voted to deny the petition for rehearing en banc. Judge Nguyen voted to grant it. The full court has been advised of the petition for rehearing en banc, and no judge requested a vote on whether to rehear the matter en banc. Fed. R. App. P. 35. The petition for rehearing en banc, filed April 11, 2018, is DENIED. No further petitions for panel rehearing or rehearing en banc will be entertained in this case. [10937718] [15-56880, 16-55089, 16-55626]

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Plaintiff-counter-defendant - appellant,: PHARRELL WILLIAMS, an individual
Represented By:	Howard E. King
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Plaintiff-counter-defendant - appellant,: CLIFFORD HARRIS, Jr., an individual
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Plaintiff-counter-defendant - appellant,: ROBIN THICKE, an individual, DBA I Like'em Thicke Music
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Defendant-counter-claimant - appellee,: FRANKIE CHRISTIAN GAYE, an individual
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Defendant-counter-claimant - appellee,: MARVIN GAYE III, an individual
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Defendant-counter-claimant - appellee,: NONA MARVISA GAYE, an individual
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Counter-defendant - appellant,: MORE WATER FROM NAZARETH PUBLISHING, INC.
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Counter-defendant - appellant,: STAR TRAK ENTERTAINMENT
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Counter-defendant - appellant,: INTERSCOPE RECORDS
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Counter-defendant - appellant,: UMG RECORDINGS , INC.
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Counter-defendant - appellant,: UNIVERSAL MUSIC DISTRIBUTION
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Amicus curiae,: MUSICOLOGISTS
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Amicus curiae,: 212 SONGWRITERS, COMPOSERS, MUSICIANS, AND PRODUCERS
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Amicus curiae,: PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE
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Amicus curiae,: JOHN ALTMAN
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Amicus curiae,: GAGE AVERILL
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Amicus curiae,: STEPHEN BECK
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Amicus curiae,: PAUL FRANKLIN BERLINER
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Amicus curiae,: CHARLES CARSON, Associate Professor of Music
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Amicus curiae,: DALE COCKRELL, Professor of Musicology Emeritus
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Amicus curiae,: TRAVIS JACKSON
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Amicus curiae,: CAROL OJA
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Amicus curiae,: JEFFREY PERRY
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Amicus curiae,: KAY SHELEMAY
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Amicus curiae,: MICHAEL VEAL
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Amicus curiae,: CHRISTOPHER WATERMAN
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Amicus curiae,: LAWRENCE ZBIKOWSKI
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Amicus curiae,: INSTITUTE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, INC.
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Amicus curiae,: MUSICIANS AND COMPOSERS
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Amicus curiae,: LAW, MUSIC, AND BUSINESS PROFESSORS
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