New York Federal Judge Dismisses Copyright Dispute Over Muppets Song

(January 3, 2017, 1:05 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — An Italian music publisher’s claim that the “Mah Na Mah Na” song popularized by the Muppets by is an unauthorized derivative of a 1966 classical composition were dismissed Dec. 29 by a New York federal judge on grounds that the publisher lacks standing to sue for copyright infringement (Creazioni Artistiche Musicali S.r.l. v. Carlin America Inc., et al., No. 14-9270, S.D. N.Y.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 180431)....

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