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Date: 03-16-2023
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Case Number: 1:20-cv-00497
Judge: Robert Pitman
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Travis County)
Plaintiff's Attorney:
Defendant's Attorney: Alexandra L. Anfuso and David A. Steinberg
Description: Austin, Texas intellectual property lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on a copyright infringement theory.
Plaintiff Kirk Johnston brought this copyright infringement suit against Chad Kroeger, Michael Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Daniel Adair, Roadrunner Records, Inc., and Warner Chappell Music, Inc. Defendants are the individual members of the group Nickelback and the record label and musical publishing company that distribute Nickelback's work. Johnston alleges that Nickelback's song Rockstar (“Nickelback's Work”), released in 2005, copied his original musical composition Rock Star (“Plaintiff's Work”), which he wrote in 2001 while a member of the band Snowblind. Johnston holds a federal copyright registration for Plaintiff's Work, U.S. Copyright No. PA 2-216632. Dkt. 59-1 at 304.
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Plaintiff Kirk Johnston brings this copyright infringement suit against Chad Kroeger, Michael Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Daniel Adair, Roadrunner Records, Inc., and Warner Chappell Music, Inc. Defendants are the individual members of the group Nickelback and the record label and musical publishing company that distribute Nickelback's work. Johnston alleges that Nickelback's song Rockstar (“Nickelback's Work”), released in 2005, copied his original musical composition Rock Star (“Plaintiff's Work”), which he wrote in 2001 while a member of the band Snowblind. Johnston holds a federal copyright registration for Plaintiff's Work, U.S. Copyright No. PA 2-216632. Dkt. 59-1 at 304.
Johnston v. Kroeger (W.D. Tex. 202
04/14/2023 74 MOTION for Attorney Fees by Daniel Adair, Chad Kroeger, Michael Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Roadrunner Records, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Emily F. Evitt, # 2 Declaration of Kenneth E. McKay)(Steinberg, David) (Entered: 04/14/2023)
04/14/2023 75 BILL OF COSTS by Daniel Adair, Chad Kroeger, Michael Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Roadrunner Records, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.. (Steinberg, David) (Entered: 04/14/2023)
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