Lutz v. Buck

GRUBB, District Judge.

These eases were argued and submitted together, present the same questions, and one opinion will cover both. Appellees (plaintiffs) in each case sued for damages growing out of an alleged infringement of copyrighted music, alleging that particular named pieces of music had been copyrighted and were owned by plaintiffs; that the defendants gave public performances for profit on dates named on defendants’ premises, and derived large profits and income therefrom, and praying for damages in a sum not less than $250 and’ costs and attorneys’ fees. The District Court rendered…