Legal Opinion
Triple a Partnership v. MPL Communications, Inc.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided March 10, 1986No. Civ. A. 85-2010PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
EARL E. O’CONNOR, Chief Judge.
On January 8, 1985, plaintiff, Triple A Partnership, filed a complaint against defendant, MPL Communications, Inc. [“MPL”], for an alleged infringement of plaintiff’s federally-registered copyright in a musical composition entitled “That’ll Be The Day.” This matter is now before the court on defendant’s motion to dismiss un der Rule 12(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Specifically, defendant urges that plaintiff’s complaint should be dismissed: (1) pursuant to Rule 12(b)(2) and (3) on the grounds that this court lacks personal…
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