Legal Opinion
Mellencamp v. Riva Music Ltd.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 2, 1988No. 87 Civ. 6207 (KC)PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CONBOY, District Judge:
Plaintiff John J. Mellencamp, professionally known as John Cougar Mellencamp, is a songwriter, performer, and recording artist who has enjoyed enormous success in recent years. Defendants (collectively “the Riva companies”) are affiliated corporations owned and/or controlled by William A. Gaff. On May 12, 1977, Mellencamp entered into a written publishing agreement with defendant G.H. Music, Ltd. Pursuant to the 1977 agreement, Mellen-camp assigned to G.H. Music the worldwide copyrights in and to the compositions to be authored by him during the term of…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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