Legal Opinion
Bartsch v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 11, 1967No. 62 Civ. 3349PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FREDERICK van PELT BRYAN, District Judge:
This action for copyright infringement, brought under 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., was tried before me without a jury. The dispute arises out of television exhibitions by defendant of the motion picture “Maytime.”
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Most of the factual background is not iii dispute and is as follows: On June 1, 1914, certificate of copyright D-37173 was issued to Rudolf Bernauer and Rudolph Schanzer as authors of a dramatic composition “Wie Einst Im Mai” written in German with music by Walter Kollo and Willy Bredschneider. 1 Some time during the 1920’s “Wie Einst Im…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Albert Ettore v. Philco Television Broadcasting Corporation, Clayton, Inc. & Chesebrough Manufacturing Company, ConsolidatedCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1956
- Jack Meyers v. The Selznick Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- LC Page & Co. v. Fox Film CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- United Artists Television, Inc. v. Fortnightly CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Allied Chemical Corporation v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Goodis v. United Artists Television, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Filmvideo Releasing Corp. v. HastingsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Goodis v. United Artists Television, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Goodis v. United Artists Television, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970