Legal Opinion
MCA, Inc. v. Wilson
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 21, 1976No. 74 Civ. 3034PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
IRVING BEN COOPER, District Judge.
Plaintiff MCA, Inc. brings this action under the Federal Copyright Laws, Title 17 U.S.C., for copyright infringement and wrongful appropriation of its copyrighted song, “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” (hereinafter “Bugle Boy”) by the unauthorized copying of the song by defendants who made it a part of the musical piece entitled “The Cunnilingus Champion of Co. C” (hereinafter “Champion”). Champion is one of several songs performed in defendants’ play, “Let My People Come — A Sexual Musical” (hereinafter MUSICAL), which closed at The Village Gate earlier this…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Gershwin Publishing Corporation v. Columbia Artists Management, Inc., and Community Concerts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. v. H. L. Green Company, Inc., and Third Party Jalen Amusement Company, Inc., and Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Irving Berlin v. E. C. Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Heidi S. Weissmann, M.D., Cross-Appellee v. Leonard M. Freeman, M.D., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- MCA, Inc. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- State v. PhillipsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1995
- Atari, Inc. v. North American Philips Consumer Electronics Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Lottie Joplin Thomas Trust v. Crown Publishers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
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