Legal Opinion
Bell v. Streetwise Records, Ltd.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 11, 1986No. Civ. A. 83-4086-ZPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
ZOBEL, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Bell, Bivins, Brown, DeVoe and Tresvant, members of a singing group, are known to teenagers across the nation and around the world by the name “New Edition.” Together with their present recording company, MCA Records, Inc. (“MCA”), they seek to establish their exclusive right to appear, perform and record under that mark. Defendants and counterclaimants (hereinafter “defendants”), Boston International Music, Inc. (“BIM”), and Streetwise Records, Ltd. (“Streetwise”) produced, recorded and marketed the first New Edition long-playing album,…
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