Legal Opinion
Polygram International Publishing, Inc. v. Nevada/TIG, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 20, 1994No. Civ. A. 92-10785-REKPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEETON, District Judge.
This is a civil action for copyright infringement. Jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a). Plaintiffs are members of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) and are the copyright holders of ten songs played by various exhibitors and entertainers at a computer trade show and awards ceremony. Defendants organized the trade show and co-sponsored the awards ceremony. Plaintiffs seek to hold defendants liable under the federal Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et. seq., for ten counts of copyright infringement based on performances of…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Gershwin Publishing Corporation v. Columbia Artists Management, Inc., and Community Concerts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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