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Kobalt denied early appeal in indemnification fight with Spotify USA

By Melissa Ritti ( February 6, 2025, 22:19 GMT | Insight) -- Spotify USA will keep its summary judgment win, for now, on third-party claims Kobalt Music Publishing America must indemnify it in a copyright case. Contract interpretation is not a suitable vehicle for interlocutory appeal, the Sixth Circuit US Court of Appeals said yesterday, nor would an early review of a US judge’s interpretation of that contract materially advance the district court case, where all that remains to be decided is a determination of attorney’s fees Spotify owes to Eight Mile Style and Martin Affiliated.The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit yesterday turned away a petition from Kobalt Music Publishing America for permission to file an interlocutory appeal....

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