The Discography

Welcome to The Discography's central database. Whether it's the best thing you've ever seen or just some passing novelty forwarded by a coworker, it is the most elaborate collection of its kind. Complexity can be daunting, we know, so if you're feeling overwhelmed or want a quick primer, go Learn How to Use It first.

For the non-instruction-reading types, we recommend beginning with a basic Text Search or Party Search. Look for your favorite artists, have a little fun. Then branch out, try finding cases in different Locations and Courts, or search by substantive Legal Issues. Combine searches to narrow inquiries further. And enjoy!

(The Discography currently covers court opinions for cases decided between October 12, 1833 and March 31, 2011. Updates are hopefully coming soon.)

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ARTISTS, PRODUCERS, MANAGERS & RELATED INDIVIDUALS

9 sub-categories

RECORD LABELS, MUSIC PUBLISHERS, AND MUSIC COMPANIES

6 sub-categories

VENUES, PROPRIETORS & CONCERT-RELATED PARTIES

8 sub-categories

MEDIA, NEWS, FILM & ARTISTIC PARTIES

17 sub-categories

DESIGNERS, DISTRIBUTORS, RETAILERS & MANUFACTURERS

8 sub-categories

NONPROFIT, SPECIAL INTEREST, RELIGIOUS & CIVIC PARTIES

7 sub-categories

GENERAL PROFESSIONALS AND CORPORATIONS

7 sub-categories

MISCELLANEOUS

10 sub-categories

*** Because every case contains an artist or songwriter, you cannot search all at once,
but must select individuals from the Rolodex.

Time Period

- ( Dates based on highest court's date of decision. )

Court

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	FEDERAL
Supreme Court Supreme Court of the United States Circuit Court Eighth Circuit Eleventh Circuit Federal Circuit Fifth Circuit First Circuit Fourth Circuit Ninth Circuit Second Circuit Seventh Circuit Sixth Circuit Tenth Circuit Third Circuit District of Columbia Circuit District Court United States Court of Claims D. Alaska M.D. Alabama N.D. Alabama D. Arizona C.D. California D. California E.D. California N.D. California S.D. California D. Colorado D. Connecticut D. District of Columbia District of Columbia Court of Appeals M.D. Florida N.D. Florida S.D. Florida M.D. Georgia N.D. Georgia S.D. Georgia N.D. Illinois N.D. Indiana S.D. Indiana N.D. Iowa S.D. Iowa D. Kansas E.D. Kentucky E.D. Louisiana M.D. Louisiana W.D. Louisiana D. Massachusetts D. Maryland E.D. Michigan D. Minnesota E.D. Missouri W.D. Missouri N.D. Mississippi E.D. North Carolina M.D. North Carolina D. North Dakota D. Nebraska D. New Jersey D. Nevada E.D. New York E.D. New York and S.D. New York N.D. New York S.D. New York W.D. New York N.D. Ohio S.D. Ohio N.D. Oklahoma D. Oregon E.D. Pennsylvania W.D. Pennsylvania D. Puerto Rico D. Rhode Island D. South Carolina E.D. Tennessee M.D. Tennessee W.D. Tennessee E.D. Texas N.D. Texas S.D. Texas W.D. Texas D. Utah E.D. Virginia W.D. Virginia E.D. Washington W.D. Washington E.D. Wisconsin W.D. Wisconsin Federal Agency Federal Communications Commission Internal Revenue Service Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation Patent Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit United States Board of Tax Appeals United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals United States Department of Justice United States Patent and Trademark Office United States Tax Court
	STATE
Court of Last Resort Supreme Court of Alabama Supreme Court of Arkansas Supreme Court of California Supreme Court of Connecticut Supreme Court of Florida Supreme Court of Georgia Supreme Court of Hawaii Supreme Court of Illinois Supreme Court of Kansas Supreme Court of Kentucky Supreme Court of Louisiana Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Supreme Court of Michigan Supreme Court of Minnesota Supreme Court of Mississippi Supreme Court of North Carolina Supreme Court of New Hampshire Supreme Court of New Mexico Supreme Court of Nevada Court of Appeals of New York Supreme Court of Ohio Supreme Court of Oklahoma Supreme Court of Oregon Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Supreme Court of Rhode Island Supreme Court of Tennessee Supreme Court of Texas Supreme Court of Vermont Supreme Court of Washington Supreme Court of Wyoming Intermedieate Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama California Court of Appeal California District Court of Appeal Colorado Court of Appeals Appellate Court of Connecticut District Court of Appeal of Florida Court of Appeals of Georgia Court of Appeals of Iowa Court of Appeals of Idaho Appellate Court of Illinois Court of Appeals of Indiana Court of Appeals of Kansas Court of Appeals of Kentucky Court of Appeal of Louisiana Appeals Court of Massachusetts Court of Appeals of Michigan Court of Appeals of Minnesota Missouri Court of Appeals Court of Appeals of North Carolina Court of Errors and Appeals of New Jersey New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Court of Appeals of Ohio Superior Court of Pennsylvania Court of Appeals of South Carolina Court of Appeals of Tennessee Court of Appeals of Texas Court of Civil Appeals of Texas Court of Appeals of Washington Court of Appeals of Wisconsin Lower Courts California Superior Court Superior Court of California Superior Court of Connecticut Court of Chancery of Delaware Superior Court of Georgia Circuit Court of Illinois Court of Claims of Illinois Circuit Court of Kentucky District Court of Louisiana Superior Court of Massachusetts Circuit Court of Michigan Michigan Circuit Court Minnesota Tax Court Superior Court of Maine Superior Court of North Carolina Court of Chancery of New Jersey Office of Administrative Law State of New Jersey Prerogative Court of New Jersey Superior Court of New Jersey District Court of Nevada Chancery Court of New York Court of Common Pleas of New York City and County New York Criminal Court New York Supreme Court New York Surrogate's Court Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania Superior Court of Rhode Island District Court of Texas Circuit Court of Virginia Superior Court of Washington

( Note: Only courts which appear in discography cases are listed here. )

Limit above court selections to the highest court a case travelled.

Location

Case Character

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	ADMINISTRATIVE LAW	1 sub-category
Remedies & Procedure 7 sub-issues Airline Deregulation Act Employment Law (General) Federal Aviation Administration Federal Communications Commission Municipal Administrative Agencies State Employment & Labor Relations Board/Commission Trademark Trial & Appeal Board
	ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION	3 sub-categories
Arbitration 5 sub-issues Arbitration Provision Arbitration Statute Federal Arbitration Act General Judicial Confirmation/Rejection & Enforcement Mediation 1 sub-issue General Settlements 2 sub-issues General Judicial Enforcement
	BANKRUPTCY	4 sub-categories
Chapter 11 6 sub-issues Assumption/Rejection of Obligations Characterization/Distribution of Assets & Obligations Debt Discharge & Repayment Filing, Compliance & Dismissal Third-Party Claims & Accounts Turnover & Surrender of Property Chapter 13 4 sub-issues Assumption/Rejection of Obligations Characterization/Distribution of Assets & Obligations Filing, Compliance & Dismissal Third-Party Claims Accounts Chapter 7 6 sub-issues Characterization/Distribution of Assets & Obligations Debt Discharge & Repayment Filing, Compliance & Dismissal Third-Party Claims & Accounts Trustee Compensation Turnover & Surrender of Property General 1 sub-issue Chapter Conversion
	BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS	8 sub-categories
Agency 3 sub-issues Agent/Principal Liability & Respondeat Superior Fiduciary Duties Formation, Scope & Termination Corporations 7 sub-issues Corporate Liability Director & Shareholder Liability Formation, Operation & Dissolution Managerial & Fiduciary Duties Ownership, Property & Assets Sale & Regulation of Securities Taxation Fiduciary Relationships 2 sub-issues Fiduciary Duties Formation, Scope & Termination General 1 sub-issue Fiduciary Duties Joint Ventures 4 sub-issues Fiduciary Duties Formation, Operation & Dissolution Joint Venture Agreement Venture & Venturer Liability Limited Liability Companies 2 sub-issues Fiduciary Duties Formation, Operation & Dissolution Nonprofit Organizations 1 sub-issue Formation, Operation & Dissolution Partnerships 7 sub-issues Accounting Formation, Operation & Dissolution Partner & Fiduciary Duties Partner & Partnership Liability Partner/Partnership Assets Partnership Agreement Purpose
	CIVIL PROCEDURE	6 sub-categories
Default Judgments 2 sub-issues Confirmation & Vacation Entry & Enforcement Evidence 4 sub-issues Admissibility Discovery Hearsay Production General 2 sub-issues Survivorship Statutes Writs of Mandamus Interlocutory Orders 2 sub-issues Preliminary Injunction Temporary Restraining Order Privileges 5 sub-issues Attorney-Client Privilege & Work Product Doctrine Judicial/Legislative Proceeding Privilege Litigation Privilege Newsgathering/Reporter's Privilege Physician/Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege Third Party Claims 7 sub-issues Class Actions Compulsory Claims Indemnification Interpleader Intervention Necessary Parties Propriety
	CONFLICTS OF LAW	4 sub-categories
Choice of Law 10 sub-issues Business Associations Contracts Defamation Federal/State Distinction Forum Selection Clause Intellectual Property & Related Torts Intentional Torts Property & Property Torts Torts (General) Trusts & Estates General 1 sub-issue Domicile Jurisdiction & Forum 7 sub-issues Federal Removal Jurisdiction Forum Non Conveniens Personal Jurisdiction Service of Process Subject Matter Jurisdiction Supplemental Jurisdiction Venue Recognition & Enforcement of Judgments 7 sub-issues Alternative Dispute Resolution Criminal Law Family Law Federal Consent Judgment Foreign Judgments & Comity General Trusts & Estates
	CONSTITUTIONAL LAW	10 sub-categories
Commerce Clause 2 sub-issues Constitutional Authority Racial Discrimination Copyrights & Patents Clause 1 sub-issue Constitutional Authority Eighth Amendment 2 sub-issues General Treatment of Inmates Fifth Amendment 4 sub-issues Due Process Self-Incrimination Takings Clause Vindictive Prosecution First Amendment 16 sub-issues Access to Court Records Anti-SLAPP Statutes Fair Use, Parody & Artistic Protection Free Exercise & Association Freedom of Information Act General Incitement Speech & Fighting Words Lyrics as Evidence Media Protection & Public Interest Obscenity & Indecency Overbreadth & Vagueness Privacy Protection & Public Interest Public & Private Forums Son of Sam Laws State Action Subliminal Speech Fourteenth Amendment 5 sub-issues Due Process Equal Protection Incorporation Privileges & Immunities State Action Fourth Amendment 3 sub-issues Excessive Force Search & Seizure Wiretapping/Eavesdropping General 4 sub-issues City Regulation Civil Rights Due Process Overbreadth & Vagueness Sixth Amendment 1 sub-issue Admissions & Confessions State Constitution/Statute 5 sub-issues Civil/Equal Rights and Discrimination Deprivation of Rights Free Exercise & Association Right of Privacy Trial by Jury
	CONSUMER PROTECTION	6 sub-categories
Federal (False Claims Act) 1 sub-issue Qui Tam Proceeding Federal (RICO Act) 1 sub-issue Racketeering Civil Claim Federal (Sherman/Clayton Act) 1 sub-issue Antitrust, Monopoly & Restraint of Trade General 1 sub-issue Antitrust, Monopoly, & Restraint of Trade State Statute 1 sub-issue Consumer Fraud State Statute/Common Law 6 sub-issues Aiding & Abetting Liability Antitrust, Monopoly & Restraint of Trade General Racketeering Civil Claim Taking Advantage of Consumers Wrongful Refusal of Services
	CONTRACTS	5 sub-categories
Breach 8 sub-issues Declaratory Judgment Exclusivity & Restrictive/Negative Covenants General Good Faith & Fair Dealing Merchantability & Fitness for Particular Purposes Payment & Performance Repudiation Warranties & Covenants Enforceability 15 sub-issues Act of God Antitrust, Monopoly, & Restraint of Trade Assignments Coercion Declaratory Judgment Formation Formalities Fraud/Fraudulent Inducement Frustration of Purpose General Illegality Mistake of Fact Prior Contract Statute of Frauds Termination Unconscionability Equitable Remedies 2 sub-issues Rescission Specific Performance General 3 sub-issues Assignments Exclusivity & Restrictive/Negative Covenants Joint & Several Liability Terms 3 sub-issues Construction & Interpretation Declaratory Judgment Liquidated Damages
	COPYRIGHTS	6 sub-categories
Affirmative Defenses 3 sub-issues Abandonment Charitable/Educational Use Exemption Copyright Misuse Digital Millennium Copyright Act 3 sub-issues Infringement Misrepresentation Removal/Alteration of Copyright Management Information General 1 sub-issue Compulsory Licensing Infringement 14 sub-issues Accounting Common Law Rights Copying & Distribution/Dissemination Criminal Copyright Infringement Declaratory Judgment Extraterritoriality/International Law General Importation Inducement & Contributory/Vicarious Liability Performance Rights Publication Reproduction & Distribution/Dissemination Sampling & Distribution/Dissemination Unauthorized Licensing Moral Rights 3 sub-issues Domestic Violation Foreign Violation Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 Ownership 11 sub-issues Accounting Assignments, Licenses & Renewal Rights Common Law Rights Declaratory Judgment Extraterritoriality General Joint Authorship, Works-for-Hire & Derivative Creations Public Domain Registration & Formalities Scope of Rights Scope of Statutory Grant
	CRIMINAL LAW	10 sub-categories
Contraband & Controlled Substances 1 sub-issue Possession, Transportation & Distribution Crimes Against the Person 4 sub-issues Aiding & Abetting Suicide Assault & Battery Kidnapping Sexual Crimes Criminal Procedure 4 sub-issues Entrapment Evidence & Hearsay Habeas Corpus/Petitions for Release Trial Formalities, Errors & Misconduct Economic Crimes 2 sub-issues Bribery, Extortion & Racketeering Mail/Wire, Bank & Insurance Fraud Federal Crimes 5 sub-issues Assaulting a Federal Officer/Resisting Arrest Bootlegging/Counterfeiting Electronic Espionage Interstate Transfer of Prostitutes (Mann Act) Travel Act Violation Homicide 1 sub-issue Murder & Manslaughter Inchoate Crimes 1 sub-issue Criminal Conspiracy Intellectual Property Crimes 2 sub-issues Bootlegging/Counterfeiting Criminal Copyright Infringement Procedural Offenses 1 sub-issue Perjury & Obstruction of Justice Property Crimes 3 sub-issues Embezzlement Robbery Transporting/Receiving Stolen Property
	EMPLOYMENT LAW	9 sub-categories
Federal (Civil Rights Act) 2 sub-issues Discrimination & Harassment Retaliation/Wrongful Discharge Federal (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) 3 sub-issues Civil Fraud Claim Fiduciary Duties Life Insurance Benefits Federal (Fair Labor Standards Act) 1 sub-issue Due Compensation Federal (Fair Labor Standards Equal Pay Act) 1 sub-issue Discrimination & Harassment Federal (Labor Management Relations Act) 1 sub-issue Collective Bargaining Disputes Federal (Motor Carrier Safety Regulations) 1 sub-issue Employer-Employee Relationship Federal (National Labor Relations Act) 2 sub-issues Cause for Termination Fair Representation Federal (Social Security Act) 1 sub-issue Disability Compensation State Statute/Common Law 10 sub-issues Collective Bargaining Disputes Disability Compensation Discrimination & Harassment Due Compensation Employer-Employee Relationship Minimum Compensation Requirements Retaliation/Wrongful Discharge Talent Agency/Management Statute Unemployment Compensation Workers' Compensation
	FAMILY LAW	4 sub-categories
Custody & Support 4 sub-issues Child Custody/Guardianship General Modification & Enforcement Spousal & Child Support General 1 sub-issue Abandonment Marriage 6 sub-issues Common Law Marriage Divorce & Separation Marital Property & Finances Marital Statutes Spousal Liability Validity Parentage 2 sub-issues Interference with Parental Relationship Paternity Determination
	GENERAL	4 sub-categories
Affirmative Defenses 24 sub-issues Acquiescence Assumption of Risk Contractual Limitations Period Duress Federal Preemption Governmental Immunity Implied License Incidental Use Judicial Immunity Landowner Recreational Immunity Malicious Filing Non-Commercial Speech Prior Pending Action & Abstention Probate Exception Public Policy Recreational Use Exception Release of Liability Res Judicata & Collateral Estoppel Sovereign Immunity Spousal Immunity Statutes of Limitation Statutes of Repose Tort Claims Act Unconscionability Equitable Actions 3 sub-issues Detrimental Reliance Promissory Estoppel Unjust Enrichment Equitable Defenses 6 sub-issues Acquiescence Duress Laches Unclean Hands Unconscionability Waiver, Estoppel & Acquiescence Equitable Remedies 7 sub-issues Accounting Constructive Trust Negative Injunction Open Book Account Quantum Meruit Rescission Restitution
	IMMIGRATION LAW	1 sub-category
Citizenship 1 sub-issue Deportation
	INSURANCE	1 sub-category
Policy 2 sub-issues Distribution of Coverage Scope of Coverage
	INTERNATIONAL LAW	1 sub-category
Treaties & International Agreements 1 sub-issue Interpretation & Application
	PATENTS	1 sub-category
Infringement 2 sub-issues Unauthorized Manufacture, Use & Sale Unauthorized Use
	PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY	1 sub-category
Attorney Misconduct 1 sub-issue Willful Misconduct
	PROPERTY	4 sub-categories
General 6 sub-issues Adverse Possession Fraudulent Conveyance/Transfer Ownership, Possession & Tenancy Receivership Replevin Security Interests, Garnishment & Levies Intangible Property 8 sub-issues Adverse Possession Commercial Paper Conveyance Declaratory Judgment Inter Vivos Gifts Ownership, Possession & Tenancy Security Interests, Garnishment & Levies Valuation & Scope of Property Rights Personal Property 7 sub-issues Bailment Inter Vivos Gifts Ownership, Possession & Tenancy Replevin Scope of Rights Security Interests, Garnishment & Levies Valuation & Scope of Property Rights Real Property 7 sub-issues Community Property Conveyance Land Use & Regulation Ownership, Possession & Tenancy Security Interests, Garnishment & Levies Valuation & Scope of Property Rights Waste
	TAXATION	2 sub-categories
Federal Estate Tax 1 sub-issue Characterization/Valuation of Assets & Income Federal Income Tax 4 sub-issues Attachment, Garnishment, Liens & Levies Characterization/Valuation of Assets & Income Deficiencies, Deductions & Adjustments Property Valuation
	TORTS	13 sub-categories
Affirmative Defenses 2 sub-issues Act of God Assumption of Risk Dignitary Torts 2 sub-issues Defamation & Injurious Falsehood Product/Commercial Disparagement & Injury to Business Reputation Economic Torts 9 sub-issues Civil Conspiracy Civil Extortion Debt Fraud, Misrepresentation & Inducement General Interference with Contract, Business, Interests & Expectancy Interference with Inheritance Expectancy Tortious Breach of Contract Undue Influence General 4 sub-issues Comparative Fault & Contribution Interference with Family Relations Joint & Several Liability Prima Facie Tort Indirect Liability 3 sub-issues Aiding & Abetting Distributor Liability Vicarious Liability Intentional Torts 13 sub-issues Abuse of Process Assault & Battery False Arrest/Imprisonment General Harassment Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Malicious Prosecution Outrage Personal Injury Sexual Assault Trespass to Person Willful & Wanton Conduct Wrongful Death Negligence 11 sub-issues General Gross Negligence Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Negligent Interference with Contract, Business, Interests & Expectancy Negligent Invasion of Privacy Negligent Misrepresentation Negligent Supervision, Procedures & Precautions Personal & Emotional Injury Property/Monetary Injury Wanton & Reckless Conduct Wrongful Death Nuisance 2 sub-issues General Public Nuisance Privacy Torts 5 sub-issues Commercial Misappropriation of Name/Likeness False Light General Intrusion Upon Seclusion Public Disclosure of Private Facts Products Liability 2 sub-issues Negligence Strict Liability Professional/Legal Malpractice 3 sub-issues Fiduciary Duties General Negligence Property Torts 12 sub-issues Misappropriation of Property Civil Theft Conversion Fraudulent Conveyance/Transfers Injury to Market Value Misappropriation of Property Theft Theft by Deception Trespass Trespass to Chattel Trespass to Copyright Wrongful Possession Strict Liability 1 sub-issue Air Carriers
	TRADEMARKS & UNFAIR COMPETITION	9 sub-categories
Affirmative Defenses 2 sub-issues Abandonment Functionality Federal (Anti-Bootlegging Act) 1 sub-issue Trademark Infringement Federal (Anti-Cybersquatting Cons. Prot. Act) 1 sub-issue Cybersquatting Federal (Lanham Act) 9 sub-issues Declaratory Judgment Extraterritoriality General Incontestability Ownership Registration, Opposition & Cancellation Trademark Infringement Trademark Misuse Unfair Competition, False Advertising & Related Torts Federal (Trademark Dilution Act) 2 sub-issues Declaratory Judgment Trademark Dilution General 6 sub-issues Assignments & Licenses Cybersquatting Ownership Registration, Opposition & Cancellation Scope of Rights Unfair Competition, False Advertising & Related Torts Indirect Liability 1 sub-issue Contributory Infringement State Statute/Common Law 9 sub-issues Counterfeiting General Ownership Registration & Cancellation Right of Publicity Trademark Dilution Trademark Infringement Unfair & Deceptive Trade Practices Unfair Competition, False Advertising & Related Torts Trade Secrets 2 sub-issues Criminal Theft Misappropriation of Trade Secret
	TRUSTS & ESTATES	4 sub-categories
Intestacy 5 sub-issues Administrator Appointment & Tenure Administrator/Fiduciary Duties Characterization/Distribution of Assets & Obligations Heirs & Inheritance Reopening Estates Trust Administration 1 sub-issue Characterization/Distribution of Assets & Obligations Trust Alternatives 1 sub-issue Totten Trusts Will Probate & Administration 6 sub-issues Administrator/Executor/Fiduciary Duties Characterization/Distribution of Assets & Obligations Executor/Administrator Appointment & Tenure Statutory/Elective Shares Will Construction Will Contests/Claims Against the Estate
	TRUSTS ESTATES	1 sub-category
Trust Administration 1 sub-issue