Legal Opinion
Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Taylor
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 3, 1945PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFerdinand Pecora, J.
This is an action for a declaratory judgment, in which the court is asked to declare the rights and other legal relations between the parties, with respect to the public performance rights in and to three songs entitled “ You Fit Into The Picture ”, “ Bluer Than Blue ” and “ Mississippi River”. The determination of these rights in each of these songs is made the subject of separate causes of action.
The plaintiffs are Broadcast Music, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as BMI), and Edward B. Marks Music Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Marks). Each is a New York corporation, engaged in the…
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