Legal Opinion
Associated Music Publishers, Inc. v. Debs Memorial Radio Fund, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 7, 1944No. 149PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff charged the defendants with infringement by public performance for profit by broadcast of its copyrighted orchestral work entitled “Petite Suite Espagnole” and obtained a summary judgment for an injunction, together with damages, attorney’s fees and costs aggregating $378.23.
The defendant, Debs Memorial Fund Inc., owns and operates Radio Station WEVD.
The copyrighted work “Petite Suite Espagnole” consists of four parts “Ausencia” (Serenade), “Habanera”, “Noche de Arabia” (Intermezzo), and “Baile Andaluz”. The originality of the work, the validity…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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