Case: Copyrights/Procedure (5th Cir.)

The Fifth Circuit affirmed the decision of a federal district court in Texas entering judgment for Ser-Ca Discos Inc. on its Digital Millenium Copyright Act claim against Tierra Caliente Music Group, denying Ser-Ca’s request for $629,518 in attorneys’ fees, and denying in part Ser-Ca’s request for broader declaratory and injunctive relief, in this copyright infringement action relating to La Leyenda’s music. The appeals court held that the district court didn’t err when it held that the Copyright Act preempted Ser-Ca’s state law claims, by denying Ser-Ca’s request for broader declaratory and injunctive relief, or by denying Tierra Caliente’s renewed motion ...