Legal Opinion
Robert Stigwood Group Limited v. O'REILLY
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 25, 1972No. Civ. B-501PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
ZAMPANO, District Judge.
The plaintiffs’ application for a preliminary injunction 1 raises interesting and novel questions with respect to the so-called “charitable and educational exemption”, see Nimmer, Copyright, § 107.33 (1963), in the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 104, which provides in pertinent part that:
[NJothing in this title shall be so construed as to prevent the performance of religious or secular works such as oratorios, cantatas, masses, or octavo choruses by public schools, church choirs, or vocal societies, rented, borrowed,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Presbyterian Church in US v. Mary Elizabeth Blue Hull Memorial Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Nichols v. Universal Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Rosemont Enterprises, Inc. v. Random House, Inc. And John KeatsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Irving Berlin v. E. C. Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Contemporary Mission, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Famous Music Corporation, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- MCA, Inc. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Contemporary Mission, Inc. v. New York Times Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1987
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