Legal Opinion
Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Jeep Sales & Service Co.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 18, 1990No. Civ. A. 3:90CV00432PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56. The matter has been fully briefed and is ripe for disposition. Jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a).
Background
Plaintiffs are suing defendants for copyright infringement under the Copyright Act of 1976, as amended, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. Broadcast Music, Inc. (“BMI”), one of the plaintiffs, is a corporation which has been granted the authority to license the public performance rights to approximately one and one-half million musical compositions,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gershwin Publishing Corporation v. Columbia Artists Management, Inc., and Community Concerts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSIC CORP. Et Al. v. AIKENSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Boz Scaggs Music v. KND Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1980
- Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. v. Redd Horne, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- International Korwin Corp. v. Tadeusz KowalczykCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Richmond Homes Management, Inc. v. Raintree, Inc.District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1994
- Edison Brothers Stores, Inc. v. Broadcast Music, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- M.L.E. Music v. Kimble, Inc.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2000
- Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Claire's Boutiques, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990
- Microsoft Corp. v. Pronet Cyber Technologies, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2009
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