Legal Opinion
Rodgers v. Eighty Four Lumber Co.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 24, 1985No. Civ. A. 84-828, 84-1114 and 84-1944PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GERALD J. WEBER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in these consolidated actions are the registered holders of copyrights and are all members of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), which has a non-exclusive right to license non-dramatic performances of its members’ copyrighted compositions. Plaintiffs have filed three separate actions alleg ing 49 counts of wilful copyright infringement by defendant in five of Eighty Four Lumber Company’s stores in New York, Illinois, Alabama, California and Texas, and seek a permanent injunction against further infringement, an…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Mitchell Brothers Film Group and Jartech, Inc. v. Cinema Adult Theater, A/K/A Cinema 69Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by9 opinions
- International Korwin Corp. v. KowalczykDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987
- Hickory Grove Music v. AndrewsDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1990
- Merrill v. County Stores, Inc.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 1987
- Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Claire's Boutiques, Inc., D/B/A Claire's Boutiques, and D/B/A ArcadiaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Merrill v. Bill Miller's Bar-B-Q Enterprises, Inc.District Court, W.D. Texas · 1988
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