Legal Opinion
Leo Feist, Inc. v. Young
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided August 25, 1942No. Nos. 167, 247, 248, 252, 273PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELLENBACH, District Judge.
By stipulation these cases were consolidated for trial. In each instance the plaintiffs, who are the owners of copyrights of certain popular songs, seek under title 17 U.S.C.A. § 25 to enjoin the defendants from infringement of their copyrights and each seeks damages in the sum of $250. The defendants all reside in the State of Wisconsin and each of them operates a tavern at which liquor or food is dispensed and music is played for the enjoyment of the guests. While in some of the cases effort was made to contest plaintiffs’ testimony, the evidence in each case,…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Carmichael v. Southern Coal & Coke Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Gibbs v. BuckSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Connolly v. Union Sewer Pipe Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Wisconsin v. J. C. Penney Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Magoun v. Illinois Trust & Savings BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Tempo Music, Inc., Robbins Music Corporation, Remick Music Corporation, and Mills Music, Inc. v. James D. MyersCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- Leo Feist, Inc. v. YoungCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
- Remick Music Corp. v. Interstate Hotel Co. of NebraskaDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1944
- Nelson Cooney & Son, Inc. v. Township of South HarrisonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1971
- Nelson Cooney & Son, Inc. v. Township of South HarrisonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1971