Legal Opinion
Piantadosi v. Loew's Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 2, 1943No. 10314PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.
In an action for the infringement of a copyright on a musical composition the District Court granted the motion of one of the defendants for a summary judgment. Plaintiff appeals.
Plaintiff complains of three defendants, Loew’s Incorporated (hereinafter called Loew’s), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation (hereinafter called M-G-M) and Leo Feist, Inc., and makes the following allegations. Plaintiff composed the music of the-song “That’s How I Need You”, and Joe. McCarthy and Joe Goodwin wrote the lyric. With his co-authors plaintiff secured a copyright in 1912 and renewed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Talbot v. Quaker-State Oil Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1939
- Blackledge v. Weir & Craig Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1901
- Paulus v. M. M. Buck Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1904
- Klein v. BeachCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
- Klein v. BeachDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1916
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Engl v. ætna Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- Suckow Borax Mines Consolidated, Inc. v. Borax Consolidated, LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Davis v. BligeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
- Frank Oddo v. Jack W. Ries, Mme Publications, Mme Publishing Company and Material Movement EnterprisesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Morgan v. SylvesterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1954
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