Legal Opinion
Irving Berlin v. E. C. Publications, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 23, 1964No. 255, Docket 28502PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge.
Through depression and boom, war and peace, Tin Pan Alley has light-heartedly insisted that “the whole world laughs” with a laugher, and that “the best things in life are free.” In an apparent departure from these delightful sentiments, the owners of the copyrights upon some twenty-five popular songs instituted this action against the publishers, employees and distributors of “Mad Magazine,” alleging that Mad’s publication of satiric parody lyrics to plaintiffs’ songs infringed the copyrighted originals, despite Mad’s failure to reproduce the music of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hertz v. WoodmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Loew's Incorporated v. Columbia Broadcasting SystemDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1955
- Columbia Pictures Corp. v. National Broadcasting Co.District Court, S.D. California · 1955
- Hill v. Whalen & Martell, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1914
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3Cited by96 opinions
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- A. A. Hoehling v. Universal City Studios, Inc., and Michael MacDonald MooneyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Rosemont Enterprises, Inc. v. Random House, Inc. And John KeatsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Wainwright Securities Inc. v. Wall Street Transcript Corporation and Richard A. HolmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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