Legal Opinion
Buck v. Gallagher
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 17, 1939No. 329PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
This is an, appeal, under § 266 of the Judicial Code, from a decree dismissing appellants’ bill to enjoin the enforcement by the appellees of a statute of the State of Washington. The purpose of the statute is to render illegal certain activities carried on by pools of copyright owners in authorizing by blanket licenses the performance of their musical compositions.
The statute declares it unlawful for two or more persons holding separate copyrighted works to pool their interests in order to fix prices for their use, to collect fees or to issue blanket licenses for their commercial production.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Grosjean v. American Press Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Healy v. RattaSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- KVOS, Inc. v. Associated PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Packard v. BantonSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Manual De J. Gomez v. Jerry v. Wilson, Chief of PoliceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Kainz v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1952
- Potrero Hill Community Action Committee, Etc. v. The Housing Authority of the City and County of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Lansden v. Hart, United States AttorneyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
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