Legal Opinion
Merchant v. Lymon
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 23, 1993No. 87 Civ. 7199 (VLB) (NRB)PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUCHWALD, United States Magistrate Judge.
This litigation is primarily an action for a declaration of rights to the copyright of the hit song Why Do Fools Fall in Love? (“Fools ”). In their complaint, filed in 1987, plaintiffs claim, inter alia, that the copyright registration, as filed and as amended, inaccurately attributes authorship credit for Fools and that they are co-authors of the song with Frank Lymon. As co-authors, each plaintiff asserts a claim to an ownership share of the Fools copyright and a proportionate share of the royalties earned from its exploitation.
Plaintiffs are two of…
2Cases cited56 opinions
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3Cited by19 opinions
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