Legal Opinion
Harry Fox Agency, Inc. v. Mills Music, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 15, 1982No. 80 Civil 6993PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
This is a case of novel impression involving the interpretation of the “derivative works exception” of the Copyright Act of 1976 (the “1976 Act”) which became effective January 1, 1978. The parties to this litigation are in agreement that the material facts are undisputed; that the only issues are legal and the matter is ripe for disposition under their cross-motions for summary judgment made pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Under section 24 of the Copyright Act of 1909 (the “1909 Act”), 1 an author or composer of a work was…
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Mills Music, Inc. v. SnyderSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Litchfield v. SpielbergCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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- In Re JonesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1993
- Woods v. Bourne Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
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