Legal Opinion
Gnossos Music v. Mitken, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 30, 1981No. 80-1311PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by a defendant, Mitken, Inc., from a March 5, 1980, district court order granting plaintiffs’ motion to strike defendants’ request for a jury trial in two consolidated copyright infringement cases.
Mitken, Inc., is the owner and operator of a nightclub in Asheville, North Carolina, the Cosmic Ball Room, that regularly presented live music for dancing in 1979. Its co-defendant at trial was Jerry Mitchell, its principal stockholder, who does not appeal. The plaintiffs/appellees (hereinafter “copyright owners”) are eight owners of copyrights in original…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. WestoverSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Lorillard v. PonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Dairy Queen, Inc. v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Curtis v. LoetherSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Bigelow v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Leah B. Sibley v. Fulton Dekalb Collection ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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