Legal Opinion
Robert Stigwood Group Limited v. O'Reilly
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 19, 1976No. Nos. 45, 46, 215, 850, Dockets 75-7076, 75-7077, 75-7090, 75-7091PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GURFEIN, Circuit Judge:
“JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR” (“SUPERSTAR”), the successful rock opera, covered by copyrights, was publicly performed by the defendants without permission. They have been found to be infringers. We are the first appellate court to be asked to decide how statutory damages, 17 U.S.C. § 101(b), are to be assessed when there have been multiple unauthorized performances of an opera, several copyrights of which were “infringed” at each performance.1 The consolidated appeals are from two amended final judgments entered in the United States District Court for the District of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Brady v. DalySupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- L. A. Westermann Co. v. Dispatch Printing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by1 opinion
- The Robert Stigwood Group Limited, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees v. John T. O'reilly, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants. Track Music, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees v. Contemporary Mission, Inc., Defendants-Appellees-Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976