Legal Opinion
Cortner v. Israel
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 19, 1983No. 82 Civ. 7967 (GLG)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOETTEL, District Judge:
This is an action for copyright infringement by Jack Cortner and Jon Silberman against Robert Israel, Score Productions, Inc., American Broadcasting Music, Inc., and ABC Sports, Inc. (The latter two defendants will hereinafter be referred to as ABC.) Before this Court is the defendants’ motion to dismiss and for summary judgment. 1
In 1976, ABC commissioned the plaintiffs to compose a musical theme for ABC’s Monday Night Football television program. 2 The theme written by the plaintiffs was then used by ABC on the program from 1976 until 1979 and for part of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Michael J. Topolos v. Jeffrey Caldewey, an Individual Dba Vintage Image, Robert Titus, Richard Paul Hinkle, an Individual and Does I Through MCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Manning v. Miller Music CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1959
- National Bank of Commerce v. Shaklee Corp.District Court, W.D. Texas · 1980
- Bertolino v. Italian LineDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Frederick Fell Publishers, Inc. v. LorayneDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
3Cited by4 opinions
- Jones v. Virgin Records, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- Essex Music, Inc. v. ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1990
- Jack Cortner and Jon Silberman v. Robert Israel, Score Productions, Inc., American Broadcasting Music, Inc., and Abc Sports, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Jack Cortner and Jon Silberman v. Robert Israel, Score Productions, Inc., American Broadcasting Music, Inc., and Abc Sports, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984