Parker V. Winwood, No. 16-Cv-00684-JPM-An, 2017 BL 448871 (M.D
Prepared for: Charles Cronin Court Opinions Parker v. Winwood, No. 16-cv-00684-JPM-an, 2017 BL 448871 (M.D. Tenn. Oct. 17, 2017), Court Opinion Jump To ∠ Pagination ∠ UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE, NASHVILLE DIVISION WILLA DEAN PARKER and ROSE BANKS as successor to Homer Banks, Plaintiffs, v. MERVYN WINWOOD, SPENSER DAVIS, STEVE WINWOOD, THE SPENSER DAVIS GROUP, KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING, and UNIVERSAL-SONGS OF POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL, INC., Defendants. No. 16-cv-00684-JPM-an October 17, 2017, Filed October 17, 2017, Decided For Willia Dean "deanie" Parker, Rose Banks, successor Homer Banks, Plaintiffs: Lani D. Lester, Taylor A. Cates, Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC, Memphis, TN USA. For Mervyn "muff" Winwood, Spencer Davis, Steve Winwood, Individually and collectively doing business as, The Spencer Davis Group, Kobalt Music Publishing, Defendants: Jay Scott Bowen, Lauren E. Kilgore, Rebekah L. Shulman, Shackelford Bowen McKinley Norton, LLP, Nashville, TN USA. For Universal-Songs of Polygram International, Inc., Defendant: Barry I. Slotnick, Loeb & Loeb LLP, New York, NY USA; Brittany A. Schaffer, Loeb & Loeb, LLP (Nashville), Nashville, TN USA. JON P. McCALLA, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE. JON P. McCALLA ORDER CONCERNING DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS (ECF NOS. 32, 38, 54, & 76) The cause is before the Court on several Defendants' three motions to dismiss (ECF Nos. 32, 38, and 76) and one motion for summary judgment. (ECF No. 54.) This action arises from the alleged copyright infringement of a riff (a distinct pattern of musical notes) from the song "Ain't That a Lot of Love" in the song "Gimme Some Lovin" Before the Court are three motions to dismiss (ECF Nos.
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