Legal Opinion
Ackoff-Ortega v. WINDSWEPT PACIFIC ENTERTAINMENT CO.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 11, 2000No. 99 CIV. 11710(SAS)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
On December 1, 1999, Susan Ackoff-Ortega, Cele Ackoff, and Jon Ackoff (collectively “the Ackoffs”) filed an action seeking a declaratory judgment that Ack-off-Ortega — not defendants — owns the share of the renewal copyright in “Mony, Mony” attributable to Robert Ackoff. 1 On October 11, 2000, this Court issued an Opinion and Order granting Windswept Pacific Entertainment Co. (Inc.) and EMI Virgin Music, Inc. (collectively “Windswept”) judgment on the pleadings, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c). The Court held that the general…
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