Legal Opinion
Reeve Music Co. v. Crest Records, Inc.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 22, 1959No. Civ. A. No. 18887PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ABRUZZO, District Judge.
The plaintiffs, music publishers, instituted this action against the defendants under the provisions of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., and 28 U.S.C. § 1338 relating to the compulsory licensing of phonograph records. Section 1(e), 17 U.S.C., provides:
Ҥ 1. Exclusive rights as to copyrighted works
“Any person entitled thereto, upon complying with the provisions of this title, shall have the exclusive right: * * *
“(e) * * * And as a condition of extending the copyright control to such mechanical reproductions, that whenever the owner of a musical copyright has…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- American Code Co. v. BensingerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
- Belford v. ScribnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Sammons v. Colonial Press, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1942
- Gross v. Van Dyk Gravure Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916
- Ted Browne Music Co. v. FowlerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1923
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Famous Music Corporation v. Seeco Records, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- H. M. Kolbe Co. v. ShaffDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- Reeve Music Co., Inc. And Robbins Music Corporation v. Crest Records, Inc. And Shelley Products Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960