Legal Opinion
Gilkyson v. Disney Enterprises CA2/7
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 27, 2016No. B260103UnpublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PERLUSS, P. J.
Eliza Gilkyson, Tony Gilkyson and Nancy Gilkyson, the adult children and heirs of songwriter Terry Gilkyson, sued Disney Enterprises, Inc., and its music publishing subsidiary, Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (collectively Disney), alleging Disney had breached its contractual obligation to pay royalties in connection with the licensing or other disposition of the mechanical reproduction rights to Gilkyson’s songs. The trial court dismissed the lawsuit after sustaining Disney’s demurrer to the first amended complaint without leave to amend, ruling the Gilkyson heirs’ causes…
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