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Won summary judgment for Beastie Boys, its record company EMI and music publishing company, Universal Music, in connection with plaintiff's claim of copyright infringement, and affirmance by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. U.S. Supreme Court denied Newton’s petition for certiorari.
Represented the defendants, the recording group Beastie Boys, its record company EMI and music publishing company, Universal Music, in connection with plaintiff's claim of copyright infringement. The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted defendants' motion for summary judgment finding that the portion of the work allegedly taken lacked originality and that any copying was de minimis. The Ninth Circuit affirmed on the basis of de minimis copying only. The United States Supreme Court denied Newton's petition of certiorari. [Newton v. Diamond (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 2000)]
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Chair, Intellectual Property and Entertainment Litigation