Legal Opinion
Christie v. Harris
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 19, 1942PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONGER, District Judge.
This is an action for alleged infringement of plaintiff’s copyrighted play.
Plaintiff Madge Christie and Renita Randolph sometime prior to November, 1930, together wrote a play entitled “Thru the Looking Glass”. On or about the 28th of November, 1930, the said Renita Ran dolph caused said play to be copyrighted and on or about said date there was issued to her a certificate of copyright by the United States Register of Copyrights.
Sometime during the year 1935 said Renita Randolph gave to the plaintiff all her right, title and interest in and to said play and subsequently…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States v. 20 Strings Seed PearlsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1929
- Bachman v. BelascoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1915
- Seltzer v. SunbrockDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1938
- Rose v. ConnellyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1941
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Teich v. General Mills, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1959
- Costello v. Loew's IncorporatedDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1958
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