Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Gordon
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 31, 2005No. 04-2475PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Music is an international language that has the capacity to bring together people from every corner of the world. It is also an economic engine, capable of yielding financial gain to those who own and control it. This appeal, which involves a controversy over the authorship of a hit song, exposes us to that coarser side of the music industry.
An allegation of plagiarism lies at the heart of this matter: plaintiff-appellant Calvin R. Johnson claims that a bevy of defendants unlawfully copied parts of his musical composition “You’re the One (For Me)” in order to produce a…
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