Legal Opinion
Chappell & Co. v. Cavalier Cafe, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 7, 1952No. Civ. No. 52-821PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FORD, District Judge.
Each of the three plaintiffs in this action charges the defendant with infringement by a public performance for profit of a musical composition of which plaintiff is the copyright owner, and asks that defendant be enjoined from publicly performing such compositions on its premises, and that defendant be decreed to pay damages to each of said plaintiffs in an amount not less than $250. Plaintiffs move to strike the demand for jury trial which has been filed by defendant.
Title 17 U.S.C.A., provides in § 101 several distinct remedies available against a copyright infringer,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Porter v. Warner Holding Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Arnstein v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Brady v. DalySupreme Court of the United States · 1899
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3Cited by8 opinions
- McMahon v. Prentice-Hall, Inc.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1980
- Chappell & Co. v. Pumpernickel Pub, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1977
- Inland Steel Products Co. v. MPH Manufacturing Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1959
- Raydiola Music v. Revelation Rob, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1990
- Rodgers v. Breckenridge Hotels Corp.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1981
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