Legal Opinion
Simpleville Music v. Mizell
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided February 13, 2007No. Civil Action 1:04cv393-MHTPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.
The plaintiffs (who are members of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (“ASCAP”) to which they have granted a non-exclusive right to license public performances of their copyrighted musical compositions) brought this lawsuit against defendant H. Jack Mizell, charging that he violated the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101-1332, by playing ASCAP’s copyrighted musical compositions on the radio without authorization. This court entered summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs and held that Mizell did, in fact, violate the…
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