Legal Opinion
United States v. Taxe
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 8, 1976No. Nos. 74-3094, 74-3471 and 74-3153PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALFRED T. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
Four defendants were charged with multiple counts involving “record piracy”. All four were convicted of willful infringement of copyrights for profit, 17 U.S.C. §§ 1(f), 101(e), 104, and conspiracy, 18 U.S.C. § 371. In addition, defendant Richard Taxe was convicted of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341. Along with other issues, their combined appeal challenges the 1971 Sound Recording Amendment to the Copyright laws, Act of October 15, 1971 (Pub.Law 92-140, 85 Stat. 391), as further amended by the Act of December 31, 1974 (Pub.Law 93-573, 88 Stat. 1873).
Richard Taxe…
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