Chappell & Co. v. Fields
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit by Chappell & Co., Limited, and another, against Lew M. Fields and another. Judgment for complainants, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
Chappell & Co., Limited,'.'of London, one of the complainants, bought of the German authors and composers the exclusive right to produce the musical comedy called “Filmzauber” in England, the United States, and’ Canada. They copyrighted in the United States the music and at least the dialogue of the scene, presently to be considered from the English adaption of the play as a dramatico-musical composition under the title “The Girl on the Film.” The other complainant, Frohman, has become the owner of the exclusive right to produce the play in this country. The defendants…
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