Otano v. Ocean et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:13-cv-01605

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Copyright

Judge:

Ronald S.W. Lew

Firms

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  1. May 29, 2013

    Frank Ocean Songwriter Can't Duck Suit Over Producer Credit

    A California judge on Wednesday refused to toss contract and fraud claims in a suit alleging songwriter Malay robbed another writer of credit for Frank Ocean's hit song "Lost," finding whether they had a valid oral agreement could not be decided at this stage of the litigation.

  2. March 07, 2013

    Frank Ocean Song Uses Swiped Material, Suit Says

    Frank Ocean and songwriter James Ryan Ho — known by the stage name Malay — were hit with a copyright infringement suit Wednesday by a songwriter who claims he was robbed of credit for his alleged work on a song that ended up in Ocean's Grammy-winning album "Channel Orange."

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