Legal Opinion
Picture Music, Inc. v. Bourne, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 3, 1972No. 330, Docket 71-1222PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, which held that appellant had no copyright interest in the song “Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf,” and that appellant had infringed appellee’s copyright in the song. The opinion of the district court is reported at 314 F.Supp. 640 (S.D.N.Y.1970), and the facts are set out more fully there.
In May, 1933, Walt Disney Productions, Inc. released an animated cartoon film entitled “The Three Little Pigs.” The film contained a musical score, portions of which agents of…
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