Legal Opinion
Overman v. Loesser
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 5, 1953No. 13159PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.
“On a Slow Boat to China”, words and music by Frank Loesser, was copyrighted, published, and placed on the market by Susan Publications, Inc., in 1948. It enjoyed a considerable commercial success. Robert E. Overman heard “Slow Boat” and noted what he believed to be a similarity between the Loesser tune and the song “Wonderful You” for which he [Overman] had written the music, and Mrs. Betty Hawes the words, and on which they had received an unpublished copyright in January, 1947. -
Overman obtained an assignment of Miss Hawes’ interest in the composition “Wonderful…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Park-In-Theatres, Inc. v. PerkinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Harold Lloyd Corporation v. WitwerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1933
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