Legal Opinion
Chappell & Co. v. Palermo Cafe, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 17, 1956No. Civ. A. 56-89PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYZANSKI, District Judge.
This motion presents the narrow question whether when a copyright holder sues an ' alleged infringing performer, and seeks in one count both an injunction and “just damages” in lieu of “actual damages and profits”, the alleged infringer is entitled to demand a jury trial on the issue whether “just damages” are payable.
The only relevant statute is § 101 of the Act of July 30, 1947, c. 391, 61 Stat. 652, 661, 17 U.S.C. § 101 which provides :
Ҥ 101 Infringement
“If any person shall infringe the copyright in any work protected under the copyright laws of the United States…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Root v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Brady v. DalySupreme Court of the United States · 1899
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Chappell & Co., Inc. v. Palermo Cafe Co., Inc., Palermo Cafe Co., Inc. v. Chappell & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1957
- Adolph Gottscho, Inc. v. American Marking Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- Shaffer v. Coty, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 1960
- Chappell & Co. v. Pumpernickel Pub, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1977
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1962