Legal Opinion
Koussevitzky v. Allen, Towne & Heath, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 4, 1947PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShientag, J.
Plaintiff, an eminent conductor of a world-renowned symphony orchestra, and an outstanding international figure in the field of music, who earns substantial sums of money from his various musical activities, seeks to enjoin the publication of a book purporting to be his biography, for which he had refused authorization. The book contains pictures *481of him which he says are used without his permission, and it has the usual puffing or advertising cover jacket.
Dr. Koussevitzky, the plaintiff, charges that the book “ falsely and wrongfully portrays his life and musical career ” and that it contains…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Roberson v. . Rochester Folding Box Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Black & Yates, Inc. v. Mahogany Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- Sidis v. FR Pub. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Binns v. Vitagraph Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Lahiri v. Daily Mirror, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1937
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Time, Inc. v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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- Michael Meeropol and Robert Meeropol v. Louis Nizer, Doubleday & Co., Inc. And Fawcett Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Katrina Maxtone-Graham v. James Tunstead Burtchaell, Andrews & McMeel Inc., and Harper & Row Publishers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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