Legal Opinion
Carter v. Goodman Group Music Publishers
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 15, 1994No. 92 Civ. 2284 (JSM)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MARTIN, District Judge:
Tollie Carter and Calvin Carter, Jr., the individual plaintiffs in this action, are the sons of Calvin Carter, Sr. (“Carter Sr.”) and the nephews of James Bracken (“Bracken”). Carter Sr. and Bracken were composers who died in 1986 and 1972, respectively. The other plaintiffs are music publishing companies previously owned by either Carter Sr. or Bracken. Defendants Sunflower Music, Inc. (“Sunflower”) and Arc Music Corp. (“Arc”) are music publishing companies owned by the individual defendants Gene Goodman and Phillip Chess. The two…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Stewart v. AbendSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Miller Music Corp. v. Charles N. Daniels, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Edward B. Marks Music Corp. v. Jerry Vogel Music Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Mellencamp v. Riva Music Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1988
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