Legal Opinion
Wilkie v. Santly Bros.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 12, 1937No. 433PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from, a decree holding that appellants infringed appellee’s musical composition “Confessing” in their composition “Starlight, Help Me Find The One I Love.” Appellee composed his chorus “Confessing” in 1927 and completed the composition in 1928, and although never copyrighted or publicly performed, it was transcribed in manuscript form by him and privately performed for a number of people. This date of composition was established by the depositions of four witnesses who testified to the private exhibition to them of the manuscript and its performance to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- Fred Fisher, Inc. v. DillinghamDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1924
- Nutt v. National Institute Incorporated for the Improvement of MemoryCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1929
- Arnstein v. Edward B. Marks Music CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- General Drafting Co. v. AndrewsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Arnstein v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Ronald H. Selle v. Barry Gibb, and Ronald H. Selle v. Barry GibbCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- De Acosta v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Miller Brewing Co. v. Carling O'Keefe Breweries of Canada, Ltd.District Court, W.D. New York · 1978
- McGraw-Hill, Inc. v. Worth Publishers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1971
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