Lee Oskar LEVITIN /p/k/a Lee Oskar, as an individual and d/b/a Ikke-Bad Music, Greg Errico, as an individual and d/b/a Radio Active Material Publishing Company and Keri Oskar, an individual v. SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, a New York corporation Mr. 305, INC., a Florida corporation Polo Grounds Music, Inc., a New York corporation Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., a Canadian corporation Sony Music Entertainment UK, a British entity of unknown form Sony Music Entertainment Germany Gmbh, a German limited liability company Sony Music Entertainment Australia, Ltd., an Australian limited company Sony Music Entertainment Italy, S.P.A., an Italian corporation Sony Music Entertainment Mexico S.A. DE C.V., a Mexican corporation Sony Music Entertainment España, S.L., a Spanish limited liability company Sony Music Entertainment Korea Inc., a South Korean corporation and Sony Music Entertainment France, a French: entity of unknown form [2015]
101 F. Supp. 3d 376 · District Court, S.D. New York · United States
Issue
How might Lee Oskar LEVITIN /p/k/a Lee Oskar, as an individual and d/b/a Ikke-Bad Music, Greg Errico, as an individual and d/b/a Radio Active Material Publishing Company and Keri Oskar, an individual v. SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, a New York corporation Mr. 305, INC., a Florida corporation Polo Grounds Music, Inc., a New York corporation Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., a Canadian corporation Sony Music Entertainment UK, a British entity of unknown form Sony Music Entertainment Germany Gmbh, a German limited liability company Sony Music Entertainment Australia, Ltd., an Australian limited company Sony Music Entertainment Italy, S.P.A., an Italian corporation Sony Music Entertainment Mexico S.A. DE C.V., a Mexican corporation Sony Music Entertainment España, S.L., a Spanish limited liability company Sony Music Entertainment Korea Inc., a South Korean corporation and Sony Music Entertainment France, a French: entity of unknown form help a student research, compare, or distinguish an issue in Public International Law, and what must be verified in the linked source before citation?
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How might Lee Oskar LEVITIN /p/k/a Lee Oskar, as an individual and d/b/a Ikke-Bad Music, Greg Errico, as an individual and d/b/a Radio Active Material Publishing Company and Keri Oskar, an individual v. SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, a New York corporation Mr. 305, INC., a Florida corporation Polo Grounds Music, Inc., a New York corporation Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., a Canadian corporation Sony Music Entertainment UK, a British entity of unknown form Sony Music Entertainment Germany Gmbh, a German limited liability company Sony Music Entertainment Australia, Ltd., an Australian limited company Sony Music Entertainment Italy, S.P.A., an Italian corporation Sony Music Entertainment Mexico S.A. DE C.V., a Mexican corporation Sony Music Entertainment España, S.L., a Spanish limited liability company Sony Music Entertainment Korea Inc., a South Korean corporation and Sony Music Entertainment France, a French: entity of unknown form help a student research, compare, or distinguish an issue in Public International Law, and what must be verified in the linked source before citation?
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How might Lee Oskar LEVITIN /p/k/a Lee Oskar, as an individual and d/b/a Ikke-Bad Music, Greg Errico, as an individual and d/b/a Radio Active Material Publishing Company and Keri Oskar, an individual v. SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, a New York corporation Mr. 305, INC., a Florida corporation Polo Grounds Music, Inc., a New York corporation Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., a Canadian corporation Sony Music Entertainment UK, a British entity of unknown form Sony Music Entertainment Germany Gmbh, a German limited liability company Sony Music Entertainment Australia, Ltd., an Australian limited company Sony Music Entertainment Italy, S.P.A., an Italian corporation Sony Music Entertainment Mexico S.A. DE C.V., a Mexican corporation Sony Music Entertainment España, S.L., a Spanish limited liability company Sony Music Entertainment Korea Inc., a South Korean corporation and Sony Music Entertainment France, a French: entity of unknown form help a student research, compare, or distinguish an issue in Public International Law, and what must be verified in the linked source before citation?
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Reference to Lee Oskar LEVITIN /p/k/a Lee Oskar, as an individual and d/b/a Ikke-Bad Music, Greg Errico, as an individual and d/b/a Radio Active Material Publishing Company and Keri Oskar, an individual v. SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, a New York corporation Mr. 305, INC., a Florida corporation Polo Grounds Music, Inc., a New York corporation Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., a Canadian corporation Sony Music Entertainment UK, a British entity of unknown form Sony Music Entertainment Germany Gmbh, a German limited liability company Sony Music Entertainment Australia, Ltd., an Australian limited company Sony Music Entertainment Italy, S.P.A., an Italian corporation Sony Music Entertainment Mexico S.A. DE C.V., a Mexican corporation Sony Music Entertainment España, S.L., a Spanish limited liability company Sony Music Entertainment Korea Inc., a South Korean corporation and Sony Music Entertainment France, a French: entity of unknown form (101 F. Supp. 3d 376) strengthens a Public International Law answer because the case reflects the principle that Extract the ratio from the linked judgment by identifying the legal test, material facts, and reason for the outcome. Treat this record as a research lead unless the source confirms a direct Public International Law rule. Applied to a problem question, the case should be used after identifying the issue as How might Lee Oskar LEVITIN /p/k/a Lee Oskar, as an individual and d/b/a Ikke-Bad Music, Greg Errico, as an individual and d/b/a Radio Active Material Publishing Company and Keri Oskar, an individual v. SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, a New York corporation Mr. 305, INC., a Florida corporation Polo Grounds Music, Inc., a New York corporation Sony Music Entertainment Canada Inc., a Canadian corporation Sony Music Entertainment UK, a British entity of unknown form Sony Music Entertainment Germany Gmbh, a German limited liability company Sony Music Entertainment Australia, Ltd., an Australian limited company Sony Music Entertainment Italy, S.P.A., an Italian corporation Sony Music Entertainment Mexico S.A. DE C.V., a Mexican corporation Sony Music Entertainment España, S.L., a Spanish limited liability company Sony Music Entertainment Korea Inc., a South Korean corporation and Sony Music Entertainment France, a French: entity of unknown form help a student research, compare, or distinguish an issue in Public International Law, and what must be verified in the linked source before citation? The stronger essay move is to connect the material facts to the court's holding, then explain whether the present facts support the same conclusion or justify distinguishing the authority.
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