Legal Opinion
Heilman v. Bell
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided July 14, 1977No. Civ. A. No. 75-C-117PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNOLDS, Chief Judge.
In this action, plaintiff duplicators seek the following relief: a declaration that 17 U.S.C. §§ 1(e), 101(e), and 104 are inapplicable to duplicators of songs fixed prior to February 15, 1972, who tender the two-cent royalty to the composition copyright holder; a declaration that an interpretation of those statutes which make the plaintiffs criminally liable for duplicating sound recordings of songs fixed prior to February 15, 1972, renders the statutes unconstitutional; and an injunction restraining the defendant U. S. Attorney General, his agents and successors, from…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Edward B. Marks Music Corporation v. Colorado Magnetics, Inc., D/B/A Sound Values, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
- Duchess Music Corporation v. Martin SternCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Fame Publishing Co., Inc. v. Alabama Custom Tape, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Jondora Music Publishing Company v. Melody Recordings, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Shaab v. KleindienstDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1972
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Heilman v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Heilman v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978