CA No. 15-56880
  Nos. 16-55089 and 16-55626 (Consolidated)
United States Court of Appealsfor the Ninth Circuit
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PHARRELL WILLIAMS, ET AL.,
 Plaintiffs-Appellant 
sv.FRANKIE CHRISTIAN GAYE, ET AL.,
 Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaHon. John A. Kronstadt, District JudgeCase No. CV-13-06004-JAK (AGRx)
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BRIEF OF AMICI CURIAE 212 SONGWRITERS, COMPOSERS, MUSICIANS, AND PRODUCERSIN SUPPORT OF APPELLANTS
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Edwin F. McPherson
McPHERSON RANE LLP
1801 Century Park East24th Floor Los Angeles, California 90067-2326(310) 553-8833emcpherson@mcphersonrane.com
 Attorneys for Amici Curiae
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This Brief Is Filed On Behalf Of The Following Songwriters, Composers, Musicians, And Producers (Affiliations Are Listed For Identification PurposesOnly)
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Harvey Mason Jr.Phillip BaileyVerdine WhiteRalph Johnson(
Earth, Wind & Fire
)Hans Zimmer Belinda CarlisleCharlotte CaffeyJane WiedlinGina Schock (
The Go-Go’s
)R. KellyMike ShinodaChester BenningtonBrad DelsonRob BourdonJoe HahnDave Farrell(
Linkin Park 
)Jason MrazJennifer HudsonRivers Cuomo(
Weezer
)Brian Burton(p/k/a
Danger Mouse
)Rick NowelsManny MarroquinKlaus Derendorf Jimmy Douglass Katharine McPheeStephen BishopChip Taylor L. Russell BrownJohn Oates(
Hall & Oates
)Maynard JamesKeenan Danny CareyJustin Chancellor (
Tool
)Matt SerleticDean SerleticKim Wilson (
The FabulousThunderbirds
)Rich Robinson(
The Black Crowes
)BusbeePatrick Stump(
Fall Out Boy
)Patrick Monahan(
Train
)Tim JamesJake Sinclair Adam AndersBrett JamesLindy RobbinsJonas JebergSam MartinPeter Wade KeuschTor HermansenMikkel Eriksen(
Stargate prod. team
)Toby GadAllan P. Grigg (p/k/a KoOoLkOjAk)Matt BeckleyHugh PrestwoodRoss Golan
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Matty KarasGeorge AstasioJohn ShaveJason Pebworth(
Writers of Fancy/The Invisible Men
) Jeff TrottJordan MichaelHouston (p/k/a Juicy J)(
Three 6 Mafia
)Dennis McCarthyCurt Smith(
Tears for Fears
)Mark Kendall Michael Lardie Audie Desbrow (
Great White
)Mark Lennon (
Venice
)Rikki Rockett(
Poison
)Greg CampScott CragoJonathan DanielJosh Alexander Jon NiteDarrell BrownSerban GheneaSavan Kotecha Julian BunettaMatt WertzKeith FolleseAugie RayWayne Kirkpatrick Sean DouglasMartin JohnsonSimon KatzKiesa Rae Ellestad(p/k/a Kiesza)Sam Farrar Mat KearneyJames BourneWill Hoge Nick PhoenixSammy GeroncoKevin GriffinClarence Coffee, Jr. Max FrostBrian HigginsAndrew GouldLeah PringleDan JamesLaurel StearnsDustin FranksMarc Beeson Nicolle GalyonJerry FlowersMartin Gerald Derstine (p/k/a J.D. Martin)Jamie HoustonRune WestbergKris AllenShane Minor Shane McAnallyAloe BlaccBonnie McKeeJay DeMarcusKenna Zemedkun
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