Legal Opinion
Capitol Records, Inc. v. Naxos of America, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 21, 2004No. 03-7859PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal concerns issues of common law copyright under New York law. The allegedly infringing works are restorations of sound recordings of important classical performances originally recorded in England in the 1930s. Plaintiff-Appellant Capitol Records, Inc. (“Capitol”) appeals from the judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Robert W. Sweet, District Judge) dismiss ing its suit against Defendant-Appellee Naxos of America, Inc. (“Naxos”). We conclude that the appeal raises unsettled issues of state law that are appropriate for…
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