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Daniel Schacht
is a partner at Oakland, Calif., law firm Donahue Fitzgerald LLP, who represented Rupa Marya in the “Happy Birthday to You” lawsuit. He works with creative entrepreneurs and content creators to protect their rights in traditional and emerging media, and he serves as head of the firm’s Music and Entertainment Practice and co-chair of the Intellectual Property Practice Group.
Recent Articles by Daniel Schacht
On June 30th, Judge George King of the Central District of California entered the Final Order and Judgment in the matter of Good Morning to You Productions Corp. et al. v. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. – the “Happy Birthday” class action. Only the amount of attorneys’ fees to be awarded to the plaintiffs’ attorneys remains, and must be decided for many of the settlement terms to become effective. Nonetheless, it is not too early to consider what, if any, effects this case will have on the field of intellectual property.
