Legal Opinion
Timothy Rice v. American Program Bureau
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 8, 1971No. 1032, 1041, Dockets 71-1483, 71-1538PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Associate Justice:
This appeal tests the validity of a preliminary injunction enjoining alleged infringements of the copyrights on the rock opera entitled Jesus Christ Superstar and its separate musical compositions. The American Rock Opera Company (AROC) and its booking agent, American Program Bureau (APB) and Robert Walker, *686the latter’s president, defendants-appellants, have been enjoined from advertising the presentation, presenting or performing the copyrighted opera Jesus Christ Superstar, save for “the singing of not more than two (2) of the individual musical compositions which…
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