Litigation

Selected Cases:

 

Cinq Music Group v. Create Music Group, 2:22-CV-07505 (C.D. Cal 2023) (Judgement for defendant client dismissing state law claims on the basis of pre-emption under the DMCA and attorneys' fees awarded to Mr. Gipson's client as the prevailing party).

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Beatdemons LLC v. Tenthousand Projects, LLC et al, 2:2021cv02112 (C.D. Cal. 2022) (Dismissal of copyright infringement suit regarding a song against Mr. Gipson's defendant music company client pursuant to confidential settlement).

 

Danny Choi v. Carmella Wallace et al, 2:2021cv04447 (C.D. Cal. 2022) (Dismissal of copyright infringement suit regarding a song against Mr. Gipson's defendant music company client  pursuant to confidential settlement).

 

Eva's Photography Inc. v. Create Music Group, Inc., 2:2021cv05838 (C.D. Cal. 2022) (Dismissal of copyright infringement suit regarding a photograph against Mr. Gipson's defendant music company client pursuant to confidential settlement).

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Sukyas v. Romania, No. CV 15-1946 FMO (JCX), 2020 WL 6822494, (C.D. Cal. Nov. 12, 2020), judgment entered, No. CV 15-1946 FMO (JCX), 2020 WL 6749194 (C.D. Cal. Nov. 12, 2020) (The trial court granted Romania, Mr. Gipson’s client, summary judgment of all claims alleging billions of dollars of damages on the basis of their being time-barred).

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BackGrid USA, Inc. v. Chad Veach et al, 2:2020cv04483 (C.D. Cal 2020) (Dismissal of copyright infringement suit regarding a photograph posted on Mr. Gipson's celebrity client's social media page pursuant to confidential settlement).  

 

Reinicke v. Creative Empire, LLC,  669 Fed.Appx. 470 (Ninth Circuit 2016) (Court upholding trial court’s award of summary judgment in copyright case  in favor of Mr. Gipson’s start-up company defendant).

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Mavrix Photographs LLC v. Defy Media, LLC et al, 2:2015cv00622 (C.D. Cal 2015) (Dismissal of Mr. Gipson's media company client in copyright infringement case pursuant to confidential settlement).

 

Boldface Licensing + Branding v.  By Lee Tillett, Inc., 940 F.Supp.2d 1178 (C.D. Cal.  2013) (granting a preliminary injunction against a publicly traded company and the Kardashians on behalf of Mr. Gipson’s cosmetics company client) (this case has been cited over 160 times).

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Mavrix Photo Inc v. Clevver Media et al, 2:2013cv00379 (C.D. Cal 2013) (Dismissal of Mr. Gipson's media company client in copyright infringement case pursuant to confidential settlement).

 

National Photo Group LLC v. Emmis Communications Corporation et al (C.D. Cal. 2013) (Dismissal of Mr. Gipson's publicly traded media company client in copyright infringement case regarding a photograph online pursuant to confidential settlement).

 

Mytee Products, Inc. v. Shop Vac Corporation, 2013 WL 5945060 (S.D. Cal. 2013) (ruling in favor of Mr. Gipson’s client Shop Vac in denying a preliminary injunction for trademark infringement).

 

CYBERsitter, LLC v. People's Republic of China, 805 F. Supp. 2d 958 (C.D. Cal. 2011) (ruling in favor of Mr. Gipson’s software company client by denying motion to dismiss copyright and trade secrets complaint) (this case has been cited over 200 times).