Legal Opinion
Egner v. E. C. Schirmer Music Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 29, 1943No. 3916PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAHONEY, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought under the Copyright Act of March 4, 1909, as amended, 35 Stat. 1075 et seq., 17 U.S.C.A., § 1 et seq., to restrain the defendant from infringing the alleged copyrighted song popularly known by the names “The Caisson Song”, the “Artillery Song” and ■ “The Caissons Go Rolling Along”.
The complaint recited that Edmund L. Gruber wrote and composed the words and music of “The Caisson Song” and assigned it with the right to publish and sell it and to secure the registration of the copyright to Egner and Mayer; that the latter on June 8, 1921, published…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Holmes v. HurstSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Werckmeister v. American Lithographic Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1904
- Mifflin v. R. H. White Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Public Ledger v. New York TimesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1921
- Public Ledger Co. v. New York Times Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
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3Cited by17 opinions
- John Hampton and Dorothy Hampton v. Paramount Pictures Corporation, and Eastman Kodak CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Jackson v. AxtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Goodis v. United Artists Television, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Jacobs v. RobitailleDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1976
- Wrench v. Universal Pictures Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1952
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