Ted Browne Music Co. v. Fowler
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for th,e Southern District of New York. Suit by the Ted Browne Music Company against Lemuel Bowler and others for an injunction restraining them from infringing complainant’s copyright. Decree for complainant. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
The appellee claims title to the copyright in question by reason of an assignment dated April 23, 1921; wherein the appellant Fowler sold to the Francis Clifford Music Company, Inc., music publishers, in Chicago, Ill., the words and music of a song “He May Be Your Man, but He Comes to See Me Sometimes.” This contract provided that, in the event of the publication of the song, Fowler was to receive royalties as therein stated. The testimony shows that Fowler agreed to work his way to New York to help popularize the song, and to do this through letters of introduction…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gross v. Van Dyk Gravure Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1916
- Maurel v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921
- Black v. Henry G. Allen Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1890
- Bank of Havelock v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Æolian Co. v. Royal Music Roll Co.District Court, W.D. New York · 1912
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