Legal Opinion
Scott v. Paramount Pictures Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 27, 1978No. Civ. A. 76-1299PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER OF DISMISSAL
BARRINGTON D. PARKER, District Judge:
Esther Mae Scott claims that the defendants infringed upon her common law copyright interest in a song entitled “Keep A Goin’ ” and otherwise engaged in unfair trade practices and competition against her. She alleges in her complaint that the defendants Paramount Pictures, American Broadcasting Company and ABC Records, Inc. published, sold and marketed the motion picture and soundtrack recording of the film “Nashville” containing a song which imitated and was copied largely from the song of the same title. Plaintiff asserts…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Annette Heyman v. Commerce and Industry Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Arnstein v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Sidney Hirshon v. United Artists CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
- Stratchborneo v. Arc Music Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1973
- Northern Music Corp. v. King Record Distributing Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1952
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Ronald H. Selle v. Barry Gibb, and Ronald H. Selle v. Barry GibbCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Murray Hill Publications, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Defendant-Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- O'KEEFE v. Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2008
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