Batiste v. Island Records, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1999-06-21

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KING, Chief Judge: Attrell Cordes, a successful singer and songwriter who performs with his brother *219 under the name “P.M. Dawn,” used a digital sample of a musical composition that was originally written' and recorded by David, Paul, and Michael Batiste. Cordes included the digital sample in a song on a highly successful album that was released by Island Records, I…

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