Legal Opinion
G. Ricordi & Co. v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 1, 1951No. 21884_1PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit for a declaratory judgment with respect to motion picture rights in the copyrighted opera “Madame Butterfly,” the renewal copyright of which is owned solely by the plaintiff. Federal jurisdiction is claimed on diversity of citizenship, the plaintiff being a partnership composed of Italian citizens and the defendant a New York corporation. After answer, both parties moved for summary judgment upon th'e pleadings, affidavits and exhibits. The district court granted the plaintiff’s motion and awarded a judgment declaring the plaintiff to be the exclusive owner…
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