Legal Opinion
Intersong-USA v. CBS, INC.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 13, 1991No. 84 Civ. 0998(JFK)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
KEENAN, District Judge:
This is an interesting and well-tried action for copyright infringement pursuant to the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. Sections 101, et seq. Plaintiffs Enrique Chia (“Chia”) and his publisher, Intersong-USA Inc. (“Intersong”), allege that the melody of the song “Hey,” which was initially recorded by Julio Iglesias (“Iglesias”) in late 1979, was copied from Mr. Chia’s song “Es.”
FINDINGS OF FACT
Plaintiff Chia is a metallurgist who writes songs in his spare time. (Tr. 15 1 )• Plaintiff Intersong is the publisher of Chia’s song “Es,”…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Rebecca Reyher and Ruth Gannett v. Children's Television Workshop and Tuesday Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Eden Toys, Inc. v. Marshall Field & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Bevan v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1971
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