Artemis Records

Artemis Records® is an independent record company founded in 1992 by Basil Fitzpatrick, with its debut artist release of the band Glaz Wind in 1994 and first to use in commerce the name Artemis Records to distribute and promote new music. Artemis Records® is an independent record company which distributes new music and offers artists a platform to promote, distribute, and sell their unsigned music and band goods like CD’s and DVD’s as well as t shirts, posters, etc. With the purpose of offering artists a chance to have their music heard. Opinion (Scheindlin): Plaintiff, Basil Fitzpatrick (Fitzpatrick), has been involved in the music business since 1996 operating under the business name “ARTEMIS RECORDS.” In 2000, Fitzpatrick reached a settlement with Danny Goldberg (Goldberg), who was also using the name “ARTEMIS RECORDS.” Under the settlement, Goldberg was to purchase the mark for $125,000, but never paid the money to Fitzpatrick. Sony-BMG Music Entertainment and Red Distribution (Red Defendants) distributed Goldberg’s products.Basil Fitzpatrick was awarded the Trademark in 2007 by the TTAB. http://www.artemisrecords.net/