Skidmore as Trustee for Randy Craig Wolfe Trust v. Zeppelin, 16-56057

Decision Date10 June 2019
Docket NumberNo. 16-56057, No. 16-56287,16-56057
Citation925 F.3d 999 (Mem)
Parties Michael SKIDMORE, AS TRUSTEE FOR the RANDY CRAIG WOLFE TRUST, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Led ZEPPELIN; James Patrick Page; Robert Anthony Plant; John Paul Jones; Super Hype Publishing, Inc. ; Warner Music Group Corporation ; Warner Chappell Music, Inc.; Atlantic Recording Corporation; Rhino Entertainment Company, Defendants-Appellees. Michael Skidmore, as Trustee for the Randy Craig Wolfe Trust, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc, Defendant-Appellant. and Led Zeppelin; James Patrick Page; Robert Anthony Plant; John Paul Jones; Super Hype Publishing, Inc. ; Warner Music Group Corporation, Atlantic Recording Corporation; Rhino Entertainment Company, Defendants
CourtU.S. Court of Appeals — Ninth Circuit
ORDER

THOMAS, Chief Judge:

Upon the vote of a majority of nonrecused active judges, it is ordered that these cases be reheard en banc pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 35(a) and Circuit Rule 35-3. The three-judge panel disposition in this case shall not be cited as precedent by or to any court of the Ninth Circuit.

Judge Collins did not participate in the deliberations or vote in these cases.

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  • Skidmore v. Zeppelin
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Ninth Circuit
    • March 9, 2020
    ...for a new trial. We granted rehearing en banc.5 Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin , 905 F.3d 1116 (9th Cir. 2018), reh'g en banc granted , 925 F.3d 999 (9th Cir. 2019). ANALYSIS I. THE 1909 COPYRIGHT ACT The world of copyright protection for music changed dramatically during the twentieth century an......
  • Ellis v. Harrison
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Ninth Circuit
    • January 15, 2020
    ...three-judge panel of this court affirmed. Ellis v. Harrison , 891 F.3d 1160 (9th Cir. 2018) (per curiam), reh’g en banc granted , 925 F.3d 999 (9th Cir. 2019).II.We cannot grant habeas relief under AEDPA unless the analysis "was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clear......
  • United States v. Cross, 18-2077
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Eighth Circuit
    • July 16, 2019
  • United States v. Robinson, 18-1420
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Eighth Circuit
    • June 10, 2019
6 books & journal articles
  • Avoid On-Sale Bar by Filing Early Both in the United States and China Post-Helsinn
    • United States
    • ABA General Library Landslide No. 12-3, January 2020
    • January 1, 2020
    ...Zeppelin, 106 F. Supp. 3d 581 (E.D. Pa. 2015). 5. Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin, 905 F.3d 1116 (9th Cir. 2018). 6. Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin, 925 F.3d 999 (9th Cir. 2019). 7. Gene Maddaus, Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” Copyright Case Argued at 9th Circuit , Variety (Sept. 23, 2019), https:/......
  • PROVING COPYING.
    • United States
    • William and Mary Law Review Vol. 64 No. 2, November 2022
    • November 1, 2022
    ...argued on March 12. 2018, and filed on September 28, 2018. Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin, 905 F.3d 1116 (9th Cir. 2018), reh'gen banc granted, 925 F.3d 999 (9th Cir. (316.) See id. at 1116-17. (317.) See id. at 1130. (318.) See id. (319.) See id. (320.) See id. at 1137. (321.) See id. at 1130 (c......
  • Virtual Influencers: Stretching the Boundaries of Intellectual Property Governing Digital Creations
    • United States
    • ABA General Library Landslide No. 12-3, January 2020
    • January 1, 2020
    ...Zeppelin, 106 F. Supp. 3d 581 (E.D. Pa. 2015). 5. Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin, 905 F.3d 1116 (9th Cir. 2018). 6. Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin, 925 F.3d 999 (9th Cir. 2019). 7. Gene Maddaus, Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” Copyright Case Argued at 9th Circuit , Variety (Sept. 23, 2019), https:/......
  • Recalibrating Functional Claiming: A Way Forward
    • United States
    • ABA General Library Landslide No. 12-3, January 2020
    • January 1, 2020
    ...Zeppelin, 106 F. Supp. 3d 581 (E.D. Pa. 2015). 5. Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin, 905 F.3d 1116 (9th Cir. 2018). 6. Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin, 925 F.3d 999 (9th Cir. 2019). 7. Gene Maddaus, Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” Copyright Case Argued at 9th Circuit , Variety (Sept. 23, 2019), https:/......
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