Grateful Dead Productions, Inc. v. Auditory Odyssey

76 F.3d 386 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. GRATEFUL DEAD PRODUCTIONS, INC.; Ice Nine Publishing Company, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AUDITORY ODYSSEY; Starday Records, Inc.; Moe Lytle; International Marketing Group, Inc.; Cassettes Unlimited; G.M.L.; Richmond Manufacturing & Distributing, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. No. 94-56258. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 15, 1995. Decided Jan. 18, 1996. Before: SCHROEDER, FERGUSON, and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Grateful Dead Productions, et al. appeals the district court's judgment in favor of Auditory Odyssey, et al. alleging that Auditory Odyssey willfully infringed on the Grateful Dead's copyrights in the Wake of the Flood album and the eight musical compositions contained on the album. Grateful Dead Productions also seeks increased statutory damages under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 504 (c). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 .…