Wb Music Corp. v. Royce Intl. Broadcasting Corp.

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

WB MUSIC CORP.; BUT FATHER I No. 21-55264

JUST WANT TO SING MUSIC;

HUNTERBORO MUSIC; UNIVERSAL D.C. No. POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL 5:16-cv-00600-

PUBLISHING, INC.; SONY/ATV JGB

TUNES, LLC; OBVERSE CREATION

MUSIC; NICE HAIR PUBLISHING;

PARTY ROCK MUSIC; YEAH BABY OPINION

MUSIC; ESKAYWHY PUBLISHING; UH

OH ENTERTAINMENT; DIVINE MILL

MUSIC; FINGAZ GOAL MUSIC; EMI

APRIL MUSIC INC.; HI MOM I DID IT;

CHEBRA MUSIC; UNIVERSAL MUSIC

CORP.,

Plaintiffs-Appellees,

v.

ROYCE INTERNATIONAL

BROADCASTING CORPORATION;

PLAYA DEL SOL BROADCASTERS;

SILVER STATE BROADCASTING, LLC;

GOLDEN STATE BROADCASTING;

EDWARD R. STOLZ, Esquire,

Defendants-Appellants,

W. LAWRENCE PATRICK,

Receiver-Appellee. WB MUSIC V. ROYCE INT’L BROADCASTING

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Jesus G. Bernal, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted July 25, 2022 Pasadena, California

Filed August 31, 2022

Before: A. Wallace Tashima, Paul J. Watford, and Michelle T. Friedland, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by…