Legal Opinion
Merrill v. Bill Miller's Bar-B-Q Enterprises, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided May 13, 1988No. SA-87-CA-151PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
PRADO, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Bob Merrill, d/b/a Golden Bell Songs, et al., brought this copyright infringement action against defendants, Bill Miller’s Bar-B-Q Enterprises, Inc. (“Bill Miller’s, Inc.”) and Balous Miller, pursuant to the United States Copyright Act, 17 U.S. C. § 101 et seq. Plaintiffs alleged defendants infringed plaintiffs’ thirteen copyrighted musical compositions by publicly performing the compositions at defendants’ restaurants without authorization, by means of defendants’ radio-over-speaker music equipment. A bench trial was…
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