Legal Opinion
Merchant v. Levy
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 7, 1996No. Nos. 1322, 1653, 1768, Dockets 95-7763L, 95-7765CON, 95-7767XAPPublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Chief Judge.
This appeal concerns the appropriate time period in which those claiming to be coauthors of a work whose copyright is registered to another person may sue to establish their co-ownership rights. Defendants-appellants-cross-appellees Morris Levy, Big-Seven Music Corp., and Roulette Records, Inc. (the “Levy Defendants”) and intervenor-defendant-appellant-cross-appellee Windswept Pacific Entertainment Co. (‘Windswept”) (collectively, the “Defendants”) appeal from the judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Naomi Reice Buehwald, Chief…
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