Legal Opinion
Louis Gaste and Les Editions Louis Gaste v. Morris Kaiserman A/K/A Morris Albert, and Fermata International Melodies, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 1, 1988No. 92, 93, Dockets 88-7367, 88-7369PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON 0. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves a copyright infringement action against the composer and publisher of the highly successful popular song “Feelings,” brought by Louis Gaste, the composer of an obscure French song written nearly 17 years earlier. The appeal is from a judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (William C. Conner, Judge), entered after a jury found defendants Morris Kaiserman and Fermata International Melodies, Inc. (“Fer-mata”) liable for copyright infringement. The jury awarded damages of $268,000 against Fermata and $233,000 against…
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