Legal Opinion
Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc. v. Metlis & Lebow Corp., and Mark-Fi Records, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 4, 1972No. 200, Docket 71-1562PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The decision is reported at Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc. v. Metlis & Lebow Corp., 327 F.Supp. 788 (S.D.N.Y.1971). The sole issue presented here is whether the district court should have reduced the judgment against appellant by amounts paid in settlement of the suit by three codefendants before trial.
Plaintiffs allege that defendants infringed plaintiffs’ copyrights in violation of provisions of the Copyright Act, Sections 1(e) and 101(e), 17 U.S.C. §§ 1(e),…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Gershwin Publishing Corporation v. Columbia Artists Management, Inc., and Community Concerts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. v. H. L. Green Company, Inc., and Third Party Jalen Amusement Company, Inc., and Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Ted Browne Music Co. v. FowlerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1923
- Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. v. GoodyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- Schumacher v. RosenthalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by36 opinions
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- In Re National Mortgage Equity Corp. Mortgage Pool Certificates Securities LitigationDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1986
- Society of the Holy Transfiguration Monastery, Inc. v. Archbishop Gregory of DenverCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
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