Legal Opinion
Mark Fosson v. Palace (Waterland), Limited
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 21, 1996No. 94-55550PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POOLE, Circuit Judge:
I. OVERVIEW
Mark Fosson, the composer and copyright owner of a musical composition entitled “Picture of Your Daddy,” appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of all defendants in his copyright infringement action. Fosson sued the defendants under 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., seeking $10,000 in damages because of the defendants’ substantial delay in paying a $1,250 license fee that the parties had negotiated for use of Fosson’s composition in a motion picture. The instant appeal turns on the circumstances under which a subsequent breach of the terms…
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