Legal Opinion
Norbay Music, Inc. v. King Records, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 12, 1960PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDELSTEIN, District Judge.
This is an action for royalties under § 101(e) of the Copyright Act.1 The case is here on defendant’s motion and plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56, F.R.Civ. P., 28 U.S.C. The essential facts are not disputed.
Plaintiff, a New York corporation engaged in the music publishing business, is the copyright owner of a musical composition entitled “Slow Walk”. The composition was first published and copyrighted in 1956. No issue is raised as to the validity of the copyright. Defendant is a corporation engaged in the manufacture, sale and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- White-Smith Music Publishing Co. v. Apollo Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Washingtonian Publishing Co. v. PearsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Leo Feist, Inc. v. American Music Roll Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1918
- Biltmore Music Corp. v. KittingerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- Stasny Music Corp. v. Santly-Joy, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1957
3Cited by4 opinions
- Norbay Music, Inc. v. King Records, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Norbay Music, Inc. v. King Records, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- Davis v. E. I. DuPont de Nemqurs & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- Davis v. EI DuPONT De NEMOURS & COMPANYDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966