Shirokov v. Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver PLLC et al

Filing 26

AMENDED COMPLAINT SECOND against All Defendants, filed by Dmitriy Shirokov. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Exhibit I, # 10 Exhibit J, # 11 Exhibit K, # 12 Exhibit L, # 13 Exhibit M, # 14 Exhibit N, # 15 Exhibit O, # 16 Exhibit P)(Sweet, Jason)

Shirokov v. Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver PLLC et al
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am a self made singer/songwriter make my own songs and sing them My problem is that another band in the same area that i live in has copied word for word lyrics from one of my songs Another facet to all this is that i the band is made up of 3 people that are ex friends The song is for sale on their website and is selling as i hear The original my song is registered with BM (broadcast music inc ) Do i have enough to sue? Please someone help me out Flag as objectionable This question is no longer open to new answers.

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D SCLA MER TH S S NOT NTENDED TO AND DOES NOT CONST TUTE LEGAL ADV CE AND DOES NOT ESTABL SH AN ATTORNEY CL ENT RELAT ONSH P CONSULT QUAL F ED LEGAL COUNSEL N YOUR C TY OR STATE FOR MMED ATE LEGAL ADV CE We practice law only in California and you should contact a local attorney in your city and state right away to protect your legal rights t sure sounds to me that you have more than enough to prove your case Do you have notes or other documentation establishing that you thought of and wrote the song? Witnesses? Look if you truly did write the song and the other band stole your song then you have legal rights that need to be protected Contact an "intellectual rights" lawyer immediately! You may want to go to the AVVO web site and look for an experienced lawyer in your area You may also want to check www martindale com Look for AV rated lawyers As an alternative have an old friend in Tucson that may be able to help Contact Bob Grabb at [phone] for help or a good referral Tell Bob sent you over and good luck! By the way if were you would not attempt to handle this case on your own Too many issues you need to deal with The above information is provided for discussion purposes only Jackson & Wilson nc and its attorneys believe in helping people and answering their questions and providing information and solutions To encourage and facilitate this practice it is understood and agreed by the recipient that by opening reading and viewing this information no attorney client relationship has been discussed agreed to or otherwise established n legal matters time is of the essence As such you should contact an experienced lawyer right away to protect your legal rights! 2

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Best Regards Jon Mitchell "Mitch" Jackson Jackson & Wilson nc Tel No 949 855 8751 Toll Free 800 661 7044 Email mitch@jacksonwilson com 2009 "Top Gun" Orange County Trial Lawyer of the Year "AV" rated (top ratings in ability and ethics) and listed in Martindale Hubbell s Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers (reserved for top 5% of all lawyers) www JacksonWilson com 0 0 Flag as objectionable

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Copyright t sounds like they are infringing on copyrightable material Under the Berne Convention (the US joined in 1989) you have a common law right to protection however in order to potentially recover statutory and punitive damages you need to register your copyright immediately (happy to help) as you generally only have 90 days from the date of the infringing publication to do so (17 USC 412) Get to a lawyer today and register that copyright with the US Copyright Office ASAP! Statutory damages for infringement of registered copyright can be found in 17 USC 504 and range from $750 to $30 000 per work infringed at the discretion of the court based upon the facts and circumstances for the non willful variety of infringement f one can prove willful infringement damages can be as high as $150 000 per work On the other hand Defendants that prove they were in the words of the statute "not aware and had no reason to believe" they were infringing can seek a damage reduction under the same statute Of course successful Plaintiffs get to recover their attorney s fees as well Demonstrating copyright infringement requires you prove all three of the following 1 Ownership of a valid copyright 2 Copying by an infringing party (See Keeler Brass Co v Continental Brass Co 862 F 2d 1063 (4th Cir 1988); Atari nc v North American Philips Consumer Electronics Corp 672 F 2d 607 614 (7th Cir 1982) cert denied 459 U S 880 103 S Ct 176 (1982) 3 Of constituent elements in the copyrightable material that are protected (Bouchat v Baltimore Ravens nc 241 F 3d 350 353 (4th Cir 2001) A valid copyright is an original work that is fixed in a tangible means of expression An original work requires both a modicum of creativity and independent creation Thomas Dunlap Dunlap Grubb & Weaver PLLC tdunlap@dglegal com www dglegal com Tel [phone] x 3885 Local Tel [phone] SuperLawyers (top 2 5% peer selection for Commercial and Business Litigation) NOTE This answer is made available by the out of state lawyer for educational purposes only By using or participating in this site you understand that there is no attorney client privilege between you and the attorney responding This site should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice from a licensed professional attorney that practices in the subject practice discipline and with whom you have an attorney client

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