New York Federal Judge Largely Sides With Amazon In Copyright Case

(April 11, 2017, 2:17 PM EDT) -- BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Citing the views of the U.S. Copyright Office, a New York federal judge on April 8 found that if a plaintiff’s ambient songs are ultimately adjudged to be the same musical works as non-ambient songs, Amazon.com Inc. is not required to serve a copyright owner with additional notices of intent (NOIs) to obtain compulsory licenses (Yesh Music LLC, et al. v. Amazon.com Inc., et al., No. 16-1406, E.D. N.Y., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54417)....