Home/Case Law/Ninth Circuit/Robert Smith, AKA Robert Austin Reynaud D. Jones Clifford Rubin v. Michael Jackson Mijac Music Joseph Jackson Lionel Richie Rod Temperton Rodsongs USA for Africa Foundation, AKA United Support of Artists for Africa Warner Brothers Publications, Inc. Columbia Pictures Publication Brockman Music Almo Publications Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co. Cbs, Inc. Quincy Jones Mjj Productions, Inc., Robert Smith, AKA Robert Austin Reynaud D. Jones Clifford Rubin v. Michael Jackson and Rod Temperton Robert Smith, AKA Robert Austin Reynaud D. Jones Clifford Rubin v. Michael Jackson Mijac Music Joseph Jackson Lionel Richie USA for Africa Foundation, AKA United Support of Artists for Africa Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Warner Bros. Publications, Inc. Quincy Jones Mjj Productions, Inc. Sony Records, Successor-In-Interest to CBS Records, Inc.
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No. 718694
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Robert Smith, AKA Robert Austin Reynaud D. Jones Clifford Rubin v. Michael Jackson Mijac Music Joseph Jackson Lionel Richie Rod Temperton Rodsongs USA for Africa Foundation, AKA United Support of Artists for Africa Warner Brothers Publications, Inc. Columbia Pictures Publication Brockman Music Almo Publications Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co. Cbs, Inc. Quincy Jones Mjj Productions, Inc., Robert Smith, AKA Robert Austin Reynaud D. Jones Clifford Rubin v. Michael Jackson and Rod Temperton Robert Smith, AKA Robert Austin Reynaud D. Jones Clifford Rubin v. Michael Jackson Mijac Music Joseph Jackson Lionel Richie USA for Africa Foundation, AKA United Support of Artists for Africa Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Warner Bros. Publications, Inc. Quincy Jones Mjj Productions, Inc. Sony Records, Successor-In-Interest to CBS Records, Inc.
No. 718694 · Decided June 5, 1996
No. 718694·Ninth Circuit · 1996·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
June 5, 1996
Citation
No. 718694
Disposition
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Robert Smith, AKA Robert Austin Reynaud D. Jones Clifford Rubin v. Michael Jackson Mijac Music Joseph Jackson Lionel Richie Rod Temperton Rodsongs USA for Africa Foundation, AKA United Support of Artists for Africa Warner Brothers Publications, Inc. Columbia Pictures Publication Brockman Music Almo Publications Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Co. Cbs, Inc. Quincy Jones Mjj Productions, Inc., Robert Smith, AKA Robert Austin Reynaud D. Jones Clifford Rubin v. Michael Jackson and Rod Temperton Robert Smith, AKA Robert Austin Reynaud D. Jones Clifford Rubin v. Michael Jackson Mijac Music Joseph Jackson Lionel Richie USA for Africa Foundation, AKA United Support of Artists for Africa Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. Warner Bros. Publications, Inc. Quincy Jones Mjj Productions, Inc. Sony Records, Successor-In-Interest to CBS Records, Inc. is a decision of the Ninth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
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This case was decided on June 5, 1996.
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