Legal Opinion
SBK Catalogue Partnership v. Orion Pictures Corp.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided September 13, 1989No. Civ. 85-4983 (CSF)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARKSON S. FISHER, District Judge.
This action stems from an alleged copyright infringement of the composition “Pepino, The Italian Mouse” (“Pepino”) and the corollary dispute over ownership rights to the musical piece which ensued. The litigation, long marked by bitterness and acrimony among the parties, is once again before the court. Presently, plaintiff-crossclaimant SBK Catalogue Partnership (the “Partnership”) moves the court for an order granting it summary judgment on each of the following crossclaims against plaintiffs-crossclaimants Wandra Merrell (“Merrell”), Ray Allen (“Allen”),…
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- Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Goodman v. Mead Johnson & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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