Legal Opinion
Harris v. Emus Records Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 29, 1984No. Nos. 81-5753, 82-5613PublishedCited by 134 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.
Emmylou Harris, a singer, recovered a money judgment and injunctive relief against the defendants for infringing her copyrights in certain songs. Defendants appeal.
In 1968, Harris entered into a written agreement with Jay-Gee Record Company in which she agreed to record songs in exchange for royalties equalling 3% of the net retail list price of each record sold. Pursuant to the agreement, she recorded six songs which were released by Jay-Gee on an album entitled Gliding Bird.
Five of the songs were written and composed by Harris. The copyrights to each of these…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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