In an
April 8, 2014 ruling, Judge Paul A. Crotty remanded the action to the New York State Supreme Court despite the defendant’s contention that the plaintiff’s claims sounded in copyright infringement. The Court wrote:
Here, Plaintiff neither explicitly nor necessarily relies on federal law. Instead, the Summons merely alleges “wrongful conversion” of “intellectual property.” . . . While the action may arise under the Copyright Act, the Summons does not provide the facts necessary to draw that conclusion.
