Legal Opinion
Music Sales Corp. v. Morris
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 19, 1999No. 98 Civ. 9002(SAS)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Plaintiffs Music Sales Corporation (“Music Sales”) and Tempo Music Corporation (“Tempo”) seek a declaratory judgment that they are the rightful owners of the copyrights to certain musical compositions. 1 Defendants Gregory Morris and the Estate of Billy Strayhorn, et al., 2 similarly seek a judgment that they are the rightful owners of the same copyrights. Defendants move, and Plaintiffs cross-move, for summary judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56.
For purposes of summary judgment, Plaintiffs and Defendants stipulate to all material…
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