Legal Opinion
Bourne Co. v. Speeks
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided August 31, 1987No. Civ. 3-86-565PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JARVIS, District Judge.
This is a suit for copyright infringement concerning two musical compositions. It comes before the Court on the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment.
In order to establish a prima facie case of infringement, the plaintiffs must present evidence of five elements: (1) the originality and authorship of the compositions involved; (2) compliance with the formalities required to secure a copyright under Title 17, United States Code; (3) plaintiffs’ ownership of the copyrights of the relevant compositions; (4) defendant’s public performance of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Rosemont Enterprises, Inc. v. Random House, Inc. And John KeatsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Michael Meeropol and Robert Meeropol v. Louis Nizer, Doubleday & Co., Inc. And Fawcett Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Harris v. Emus Records Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Brady v. DalySupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Boz Scaggs Music v. KND Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1980
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Major Bob Music v. StubbsDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1994
- U.S. Songs, Inc. v. Downside Lenox, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1991
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- All Nations Music v. Christian Family Network, Inc.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 1997