Legal Opinion
Marvin Music Co. v. BHC Ltd. Partnership
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 29, 1993No. Civ. A. 92-10556-SPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
SKINNER, Senior District Judge.
The plaintiffs, the owners of copyrighted musical compositions and members of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), 1 allege six causes of action for copyright infringement based on the defendants’ unauthorized public performances of six of their copyrighted songs. The plaintiffs seek the full panoply of relief available under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101 to 1010, including the issuance of a permanent injunction, statutory damages amounting to $2500 per count,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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