Gieseking v. Urania Records, Inc.

Defendant Urania Records, Inc. moves for dismissal of the complaint for insufficiency. Plaintiff is a renowned pianist. In a first cause of action based on sections 50 and 51 of the Civil Rights Law he alleges that defendant has made reproductions from phonograph records *1035of plaintiff’s performances and has sold them as plaintiff’s performances, and has used plaintiff’s name in connection with such sales. Such use is unauthorized while plaintiff is under contract with a foreign corporation for the reproduction of his performances on phonograph records for compensation. However, he receives no…