Legal Opinion
Bright Tunes Music Corp. v. Harrisongs Music, Ltd.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 1, 1976No. 71 Civ. 602PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
OWEN, District Judge.
This is an action in which it is claimed that a successful song, My Sweet Lord, listing George Harrison as the composer, is plagiarized from an earlier successful song, He’s So Fine, composed by Ronald Mack, recorded by a singing group called the “Chiffons,” the copyright of which is owned by plaintiff, Bright Tunes Music Corp.
He’s So Fine, recorded in 1962, is a.catchy tune consisting essentially of four repetitions of a very short basic musical phrase, “sol-mi-re,” (hereinafter motif A), 1 altered as necessary to fit the words, followed by four…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. v. Dan River Mills, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. v. Dan River Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
3Cited by19 opinions
- Kwan v. SchleinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
- ABKCO Music, Inc. v. Harrisongs Music, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Willia Dean Parker v. Mervyn WinwoodCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019
- Williams v. GayeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
- Midway Mfg. Co. v. Bandai-America, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1982
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