Legal Opinion
Little Mole Music v. Spike Investment, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided August 16, 1989No. 87-0360-CV-W-8PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
STEVENS, District Judge.
Plaintiffs brought this action for copyright infringement pursuant to the provisions of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. Plaintiffs allege that on November 24, 1986, defendants made available for public performance plaintiffs’ copyrighted musical compositions by means of an unlicensed coin-operated phonorecord player, or “jukebox.” The court notes jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a). The case is currently before the court on plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment, taken under advisement after an evidentiary hearing held to resolve questions…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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