Legal Opinion
Morris v. Wilson
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 30, 1960PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
The plaintiff, appearing pro se, charges the defendants with infringement of her copyrighted play, “The Lowells... Talk Only To God,” 1 hereafter referred to as “The Lowells.” It was registered in the Copyright Office in June 1936. The play has never been published nor commercially performed. 2
The alleged offending work is a musical play, “Bloomer Girl,” which was performed from September 1944 through June 1947, in the United States and Canada and was a box office success. It was based on “Evalina,” a play by Dan and Lilith James, written in 1943.
The defendants herein…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Arnstein v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Nichols v. Universal Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Lewys v. O'NEILLDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1931
- United States v. 20 Strings Seed PearlsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1929
- Greenbie v. NobleDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1957
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Leeds Music Limited v. RobinDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1973
- Morris v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Ruth Morris v. John C. Wilson, Fred Saidy, E. Y. Harburg, and National Broadcasting Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961