Legal Opinion
Rossiter v. Vogel
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 13, 1943No. 90PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
The issue on appeal is whether a prior assignee of a right to a copyright renewal is barred, either by the copyright recording statute, 17 U.S.C.A. § 44, or by general equitable principles, from enforcing his assignment against a subsequent assignee in possession of the copyright renewal. Upon motion of plaintiff, the prior assignee, for a summary judgment on the pleadings, the lower court relying on our decision in M. Witmark & Sons v. Fred Fisher Music Co., 2 Cir., 125 F.2d 949, since affirmed by the Supreme Court, April 5, 1943, 63 S.Ct. 773, 87 L.Ed. _, upheld the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Seaboard Terminals Corp. v. Standard Oil Co. of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
- Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. v. BryanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
- Downey v. PalmerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by90 opinions
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