Legal Opinion
April Productions, Inc. v. G. Schirmer, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 14, 1955PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
This appeal involves the construction of an agreement for the publication of musical compositions on a royalty basis. The agreement is not expressly limited in time, and the question posed for decision is whether the publisher’s obligation to pay the stipulated royalties is for an indefinite and indefinable period — indeed, in perpetuity — or is related to, and measured by, the period for which the grantor controlled and granted the right to publish and sell copies of the work on which royalties Avere to be computed.
In August of 1917, plaintiff’s assignor, Shubert Theatrical Company, produced…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Surace v. DannaNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- National Comics Publications, Inc. v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Fred Fisher Music Co. v. M. Witmark & SonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Garrison v. . HoweNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
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