Legal Opinion
Southern Music Pub. Co. v. Walt Disney Productions
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 2, 1947PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODDARD, District Judge.
Two motions, one by Walt Disney Productions, and the other by Santly-Joy, Inc., to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the court does not have jurisdiction of the subject matter of this action.
The plaintiff is a New York corporation. The defendant Disney is a California corporation. The defendant Santly-Joy, Inc., is a New York corporation.
The plaintiff. alleges that this action arises under the copyright law of the United States.
The complaint alleges that the plaintiff and its subsidiary corporation, Peer International Corporation [hereinafter referred to as…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- The Fair v. Kohler Die & Specialty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Ted Browne Music Co. v. FowlerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1923
- Bisel v. LadnerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1924
- Grip Nut Co. v. SharpCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
- Goldwyn Pictures Corp. v. Howells Sales Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1923
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- Papazian v. American Steel & Wire Co. of New JerseyDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1957
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