Legal Opinion
Woods v. Bourne Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 25, 1995No. 571, Docket 94-7421PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:
This appeal requires us to address conflicting claims to royalties generated by various uses of the song “When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along” (the Song) during what is known in copyright law as an extended renewal term. Plaintiffs, heirs of song composer Harry Woods, and defendant Bourne Co., Woods’s music publisher, both claim the right to receive certain royalties generated during this period. Essentially, plaintiffs claim that they are entitled to the royalties because they have exercised their statutory right to terminate the publisher’s…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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