Legal Opinion
Herbert L. Cohen, Dba Bizarre Music, Co. v. Paramount Pictures Corp., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 22, 1988No. 87-6093PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a novel issue of copyright law: whether a license conferring the right to exhibit a film “by means of television” includes the right to distribute videocassettes of the film. We hold it does not.
FACTS
Herbert Cohen is the owner of the copyright in a musical composition entitled “Merry-Go-Round” (hereinafter “the composition”). On May 12, 1969, Cohen granted H & J Pictures, Inc., a “synchronization” license, which gave H & J the right to use the composition in a film called “Medium Cool” and to exhibit the film in theatres and on television. 1 Subsequently,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Washingtonian Publishing Co. v. PearsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Vestron, Inc. v. Home Box Office Inc., and Hbo Video, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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