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No Sanctions Against Plaintiffs' Counsel for Frivolous Copyright Claim<br>

6 minute read November 01, 2016 at 12:02 AM
By
Stan Soocher
Bit Parts

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York refused to grant sanctions against litigation counsel for a record production company and its owner that filed suit over an alleged improper use in the VH-1 series Love & Hip-Hop: New York of music by one of the plaintiffs' artist.

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