Legal Opinion
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. v. Jerry Vogel Music Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 29, 1947PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, District Judge.
Plaintiff’s second cause of action and the amended answer put in issue (1) the copyright of the unpublished song and lyrics “Melancholy”, the song of which was written by Burnett and the lyrics by Watson in 1911 and copyrighted on October 13, 1911; (2) the copyright of that song and new lyrics composed by Norton in 1912, and then transferred to Bennett; and (3) the third version of that song under the name of “My Melancholy Baby”, published in 1914, which contained Burnett’s musicj Norton’s lyrics, and an additional chorus in march time.
The trial court found that…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Arnstein v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Fred Fisher, Inc. v. DillinghamDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1924
- Edward B. Marks Music Corp. v. Jerry Vogel Music Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. v. Jerry Vogel Music Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Talbot v. Quaker-State Oil Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Midway Mfg. Co., an Illinois Corporation v. Artic International, Inc., a New Jersey CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Frost Belt International Recording Enterprises, Inc. v. Cold Chillin' RecordsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1990
- Woods v. Bourne Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1994
- Noble v. D. Van Nostrand Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1960
- Jerry Vogel Music Co. v. Miller Music, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1947
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