Foreign & Domestic Music Corp. v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.

HULBERT, District Judge.

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation and Movietone Music Corporation move to dismiss the complaint: (a) For lack of jurisdiction of the subject-matter, and (b) for insufficiency on the face thereof.

The action is at law for: (1) Infringement of copyright, and (2) unfair competition. i

There is not complete diversity of citizenship.

In the first cause of action it is alleged that Cesare Andrea Bixio is a resident, citizen, and subject of the Kingdom of Italy and composed a musical composition entitled Passa L’Amore with dialogue and lyrics in Italian.

Societa Anónima…