Legal Opinion
Buck v. Gibbs
District Court, N.D. Florida
Decided August 5, 1940No. 12PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs are owners of musical copyrights or rights of renewal therein, which have been pooled with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, hereafter called ASCAP. Defendants are the state officers charged with enforcement of the two statutes the suit brings in question. As originally brought, the suit was to enjoin the enforcement of Chap. 17807, Laws of Florida, 1937. There was a temporary injunction, an appeal and an affirmance. After the enactment of Chapter 19653, Florida Laws, 1939, 3 it was extended by a supplemental bill to include that…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Lawton v. SteeleSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Interstate Circuit, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Gibbs v. BuckSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Tigner v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Watson v. BuckSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Burnsed v. Seaboard Coastline Railroad CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1974
- Manning v. Miller Music CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1959
- State v. AiuppaSupreme Court of Florida · 1974
- Remick Music Corp. v. Interstate Hotel Co. of NebraskaDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1944
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