Legal Opinion
Baron v. Leo Feist, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 14, 1948PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIFKIND, District Judge.
Maurice Baron, holder of a copyright on a collection of twelve songs entitled “Calypso Songs of the West Indies,” of which the song “L’Annee Passee” is one, brings this infringement action against Leo Feist, Inc., Paul Baron, Jeri Sullavan and Morey Amsterdam, alleging that the music of the song “Rum and Coca-Cola,” copyrighted and published by Leo Feist, Inc., and allegedly written by Sullavan and Paul Baron, infringes upon “L’Annee Passee.”
Every material issue of fact was hotly disputed during the trial of the action and the musical experts for each side demon…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Arnstein v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- Fred Fisher, Inc. v. DillinghamDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1924
- Washingtonian Publishing Co. v. PearsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Heim v. Universal Pictures Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Trifari, Krussman & Fishel, Inc. v. B. Steinberg-Kaslo Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1956
- Wrench v. Universal Pictures Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1952
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