Case No. 11-12769-A

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSFOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

_____________________________KERNEL RECORDS OY,Plaintiff-Appellantv.TIMOTHY Z. MOSLEY P/K/A TIMBALAND; UMG RECORDINGS, INC.;INTERSCOPE-GEFFEN-A&M, A DIVISION OF UMG RECORDINGS,INC, D/B/A INTERSCOPE, D/B/A GEFFEN; MOSLEY MUSIC, LLC;UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION, CORP.; NELLYFURTADO; EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING, EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC,INC.; VIRGINIA BEACH MUSIC, WB MUSIC CORP., AND WARNERCHAPPELL MUSIC, INC.,Defendant-Appellees________________ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA___________________PRINCIPAL BRIEF OFPLAINTIFF-APPELLANT KERNEL RECORDS OY___________________Richard S. BuschKING & BALLOW315 Union Street, Suite 1100Nashville, Tennessee 37201Tel: (615) 259-3456Fax: (615) 248-2860

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CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES

Pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 26.1 and Eleventh CircuitRule 26.1, Appellant states there are no changes to the previously filed Certificateof Interested Parties.

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STATEMENT REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT

Appellant requests oral argument. The district court

‘s decision conflicts

with other authority on this subject. No Circuit has interpreted the definition of

―United States work‖ in 17 U.S.C. § 101.

This case presents an important issue

regarding the United States‘ treaty obligations under the Berne Convention for the

Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.

CERTIFICATE OF TYPE SIZE AND STYLE

This brief contains 13,770 words, excluding the parts of the brief exemptedby Fed. R. App. P. 32(a)(7)(B)(iii).This brief has been prepared in a proportionally spaced typeface using TimesNew Roman in 14-point font.