Dorchester Music Corp. v. National Broadcasting Co.

HALL, District Judge.

After due deliberation, this Court makes the following Findings of Fact:

A. Concerning the creation, exploitation and dissemination of Plaintiff’s and Defendants’ Compositions, the Court finds:

1. Sometime in the Spring of 1953, Ben Blue, the entertainer and pantomimist, commissioned one, Ruth Freed, to compose an original musical composition to be used by Mr. Blue to accompany or “back-up” his pantomime act.

2. The commissioned composition was written shortly thereafter in Beverly Hills, California, with music by Fred Spielman; lyrics by Ruth Freed and Buddy Kaye were added…