Legal Opinion
Irene Bartsch v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 16, 1968No. 224, Docket 31633PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal from a judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York raises the question whether, on the facts here appearing, an assignee of motion picture rights to a musical play is entitled to authorize the telecasting of its copyrighted film. Although the issue seems considerably closer to us than it did to Judge Bryan, we affirm the judgment dismissing the complaint of the copyright owner.
In January 1930, the authors, composers, and publishers of and owners of certain other interests in a German musical play “Wie Einst in Mai,” which had been…
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