Legal Opinion
Papa's-June Music, Inc. v. McLean
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 11, 1996No. 95 Civ. 5396 (MGC)PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
CEDARBAUM, District Judge.
This diversity action involves a dispute over control of the copyright in twelve songs on a record album entitled “She.” Papa’s-June Music, Inc., a Delaware corporation of which the performer Harry Connick, Jr. is the chief executive officer and principal shareholder, alleges that it had an oral contract providing for a seventy/thirty percent division of royalties and copyright ownership with Ramsey McLean, author of the lyrics. The alleged oral agreement also gave Papa’s-June the exclusive right to exploit the songs. The complaint asserts…
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