ABC Music Corp. v. Janov

MATHES, District Judge.

In this action several copyright proprietors invoke the jurisdiction of this court under 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a) to recover damages for defendants’ failure to pay statutory royalties as required by the so-called “compulsory licensing” provisions of § 1(e) of the Copyright Act. 17 U.S.C. § 1(e).

In the main the facts are undisputed. Plaintiffs are music publishing companies and the copyright proprietors of the several musical compositions involved. Their respective claims of copyright have been validly registered in the United States Copyright Office and are subject to the…