Legal Opinion
Rosette v. Rainbo Record Manufacturing Corporation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 26, 1973No. 66 Civ. 3864PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GURFEIN, District Judge.
The plaintiff in this action is the composer of children’s songs which were either adapted by her from classic children’s nursery rhymes or were original compositions. In her 42 count complaint she charges that the defendants infringed her copyrights by manufacturing and selling records containing thir ty-three (33) compositions. Thirty-three counts are premised on statutory copyright claims; the remaining nine (Counts 19, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40) charge common law copyright infringements. Jurisdiction is alleged generally under 17 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Stiffel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Compco Corp. v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- White-Smith Music Publishing Co. v. Apollo Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- National Comics Publications, Inc. v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Ferris v. FrohmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Louis Gaste and Les Editions Louis Gaste v. Morris Kaiserman A/K/A Morris Albert, and Fermata International Melodies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Stone v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Stone v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Charles Merrill Mount v. Book-Of-The-Month Club, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Mahlon Dolman v. Michael Agee Michael Agee Productions L & H Records the Nostalgia ArchiveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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