Legal Opinion
Plymouth Music Co. v. Magnus Organ Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 11, 1978No. 75 Civ. 2670PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PIERCE, District Judge.
OPINION AND ORDER
Plaintiffs Plymouth Music Co. and Ron-com Music Co. bring this suit for an injunction against and to recover damages for alleged copyright infringement by defendants Magnus Organ Corp., Magnus Music Corp. and Charles Hansen Music and Books, Inc. The works claimed to be infringed are twelve compositions contained in a chord organ book known as “Magnus Organ Book No. 703”, entitled “Popular Christmas Favorites for the Magnus Chord Organ.” (hereinafter referred to as Songbook 703) (PX-31).
Jurisdiction of this Court is predicated on 17 U.S.C. § 101 (1976)…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Alfred Bell & Co. Ltd. v. Catalda Fine Arts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- L. A. Westermann Co. v. Dispatch Printing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Buck v. Jewell-LaSalle Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- De Acosta v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp. v. CrooksDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1982
- RCA Records v. All-Fast Systems, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1984
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