Legal Opinion
Rohauer v. Killiam Shows, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 8, 1974No. 71 Civ. 4183PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAUMAN, District Judge.
This is an action for copyright infringement brought pursuant to the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. The action was tried before this court, sitting without a jury, and what follows constitutes my findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to Rule 52(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 1
Some time prior to May 15, 1925, one Edith Maude Hull, a British subject, wrote a novel entitled “The Sons of the Sheik”. The work was published in the •United States on or about May 15, 1925 by the firm of Small, Maynard & Co., which duly registered the work in…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Commissioner v. SunnenSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Lawlor v. National Screen Service Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Gershwin Publishing Corporation v. Columbia Artists Management, Inc., and Community Concerts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Independent Wireless Telegraph Co. v. Radio Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by25 opinions
- MCA, Inc. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Cahill v. Hawaiian Paradise Park CorporationHawaii Supreme Court · 1975
- Epoch Producing Corp. v. Killiam Shows, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Basic Books, Inc. v. Kinko's Graphics Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- Lottie Joplin Thomas Trust v. Crown Publishers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
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