Legal Opinion
Caffey v. Cook
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 18, 2006No. 04 CIV. 313(RJH)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HOLWELL, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Marion J. Caffey and Willette Klausner (collectively “plaintiffs”) brought this copyright action pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. against Victor Trent Cook, Rodrick Dixon and Thomas Young (collectively “defendants”), asserting that defendants infringed on plaintiffs’ copyright in a compilation of pre-existing musical compositions and bridge dialogue embodied in a musical show styled as “The Three Mo’ Tenors” (the “Show”). 1 Following the denial of plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on this claim, the Court conducted a…
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