Latin American Music Company,, et al v. American Society of Composer

Filing 920100129

Opinion

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var WPFootnote1 = 'Of the Tenth Circuit, sitting by designation.\
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var WPFootnote2 = ' Caballo Viejo translates into "Old Horse." The song was\
composed by Simón Díaz and is a popular folk song in Venezuela. \
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var WPFootnote3 = ' The two appellants in this case, LAMCO, a music publisher\
based in New York, and ACEMLA, a performance rights society based\
in Puerto Rico, are affiliated with one another and their interests\
are aligned in this case. Thus, we will sometimes refer to the\
appellants singularly as "LAMCO."\
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var WPFootnote4 = 'An additional claim on appeal, based on a correction to the\
judgment, is without any record support and warrants no discussion.\
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var WPFootnote5 = ' Those interested in the background of this case may consult\
our previous decision in Latin Am. Music Co. v. Archdiocese, 499\
F.3d 32 (1st Cir. 2007). In that decision, we vacated a grant of\
summary judgment in favor of ASCAP on the ownership of Caballo\
Viejo, holding that a material question of fact existed. Id. at\
38-40.\
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var WPFootnote6 = ' West Side effectively became a part of ASCAP in 1993.\
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var WPFootnote7 = ' Bernard is the chief executive officer, director, and\
majority stockholder of both ACEMLA and LAMCO.\
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var WPFootnote8 = ' In criminal cases, the instructions are typically given\
against the government. See, e.g., United States v. Pagan-Santini,\
451 F.3d 258, 267 (1st Cir. 2006); United States v. Jimenez, 419\
F.3d 34, 44 (1st Cir. 2005). \
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var WPFootnote9 = ' Under this standard of review, LAMCO must show an error that\
was plain, (i.e., obvious and clear under current law), prejudicial\
(i.e., affected the outcome of the district court proceedings), and\
that seriously impaired the fairness, integrity, or public\
reputation of the judicial proceedings. See Colon-Millin v. Sears\
Roebuck de P.R., Inc., 455 F.3d 30, 41 (1st Cir. 2006).\
'

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