Legal Opinion
Guardian Music Corp. v. James W. Guercio Enterprises, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 1, 2008No. Nos. 06-4221-cv (L), 06-4432-cv(XAP)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history of this case. Guardian Music Corporation (“Guardian”) appeals from an August 9, 2006 judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Scheindlin, J.). James W. Guercio Enterprises (“Guercio”) cross-appeals from the same judgment.
In February 1969, Louis “Moondog” Hardin, a blind avant-garde composer, conveyed the right to copyright his compositions to Skiff Music Corporation *120(“Skiff’), the purported predecessor to Guardian. That same year, Skiff entered into a…
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