Legal Opinion
Peay v. Morton
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided July 27, 1983No. 82-3242PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOHN T. NIXON, District Judge.
Plaintiff brings this cause of action requesting, alternatively, a permanent injunction and damages for copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101, et seq., or a declaratory judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2201 that plaintiff is the sole owner of the copyright in the musical composition at issue in this case. Pending is defendants’ motion to dismiss or for summary judgment based on their contention that this Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction and that the plaintiff failed to join an indispensable party. Because this Court has…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. MottleySupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- American Well Works Company v. Layne and Bowler CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- T. B. Harms Company v. Edward Eliscu and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- De Sylva v. BallentineSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Lee v. Mt. Ivy Press, L.P.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
- P & D International v. Halsey Publishing Co.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1987
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