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Cates v. Shlemovitz et al
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October 01, 2024
Febreze Jingle IP Claim Doesn't Pass 2nd Circ. Smell Test
The Second Circuit on Tuesday rejected an appeal from a New York composer who claims Procter & Gamble's advertisement jingle for Febreze ripped off five notes from a song he wrote in the 1980s, saying those notes by themselves are not protectable under copyright law.
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April 28, 2022
Composer's Febreze Jingle IP Suit Dismissed, For Now
A New York federal judge on Wednesday dismissed, for now, a composer's copyright infringement suit against Procter & Gamble and several others for allegedly ripping off a song he wrote in the 1980s for their Febreze commercials, ruling that the composer didn't show how his song was copied.
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October 13, 2021
P&G Wants Febreze Jingle Copyright Suit Tossed
Procter & Gamble Co. is pushing a New York federal court to dismiss a copyright suit over the five-note jingle that's heard at the end of Febreze commercials, arguing that it's too common of a musical sequence to be copyrightable in the first place.
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July 16, 2021
Composer Says P&G Ripped Off His Work With Febreze Ads
A composer has sued Procter & Gamble in New York federal court accusing the company of copying a song he wrote in the 1980s for Febreze commercials.