Legal Opinion
Twentieth Century Music Corporation and Mary M. Bourne v. George Aiken
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 21, 1974No. 73-1469PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge.
We are concerned here with an interpretation of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S. C. § l. 1 The District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania held 2 that defendant infringed two copyrighted musical compositions by performing them at defendant’s restaurant publicly for profit.
The question presented for determination may be stated as: has defendant “performed” the plaintiffs’ copyrighted musical compositions within the meaning of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 1, when these compositions were made available to the defendant’s patrons at his restaurant…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. Southwestern Cable Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Fortnightly Corp. v. United Artists Television, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Buck v. Jewell-LaSalle Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Herbert v. Shanley Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Teleprompter Corp. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by3 opinions
- TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSIC CORP. Et Al. v. AIKENSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Edison Brothers Stores, Inc. v. Broadcast Music, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSIC CORP. Et Al. v. AIKENSupreme Court of the United States · 1975