Legal Opinion
Alice Childress v. Clarice Taylor, Paul B. Berkowsky, the Moms Company, and Ben Caldwell
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 18, 1991No. 1764, Docket 91-7309PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON 0. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires consideration of the standards for determining when a contributor to a copyrighted work is entitled to be regarded as a joint author. The work in question is a play about the legendary Black comedienne Jackie “Moms” Mabley. The plaintiff-appellee Alice Childress claims to be the sole author of the play. Her claim is disputed by defendant-appellant Clarice Taylor, who asserts that she is a joint author of the play. Taylor, Paul B. Berkowsky, Ben Caldwell, and the “Moms” Company appeal from the February 21, 1991, judgment of the District Court…
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