Legal Opinion
Northern Music Corp. v. King Record Distributing Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 25, 1952PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, District Judge.
This suit was filed by Northern Music Corporation, the assignee of the copyright issued on the musical composition Tdnight He Sailed Again. It involves a claim of infringement arising from the recording and publication of an infringing musical composition, entitled I Love You, Yes I Do. The defendants are charged with infringing plaintiff’s copyrighted composition by manufacturing, distributing or selling phonograph records, or by publishing and selling sheet music, or by licensing for radio or television broadcast the alleged infringing composition.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hirsch v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 1937
- Hein v. HarrisDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1910
- Arnstein v. Edward B. Marks Music CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1935
3Cited by21 opinions
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- Stratchborneo v. Arc Music Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1973
- MCA, Inc. v. WilsonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
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