Legal Opinion
Morley Music Co. v. Dick Stacey's Plaza Motel, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 16, 1983No. 83-1499PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs are four music publishing companies, all members of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). Alleging copyright infringement by defendants Richard Stacey and Dick Stacey’s Plaza Motel, Inc., plaintiffs brought suit in June, 1982, in the United States District Court for the District of Maine, seeking injunctive relief, statutory damages “in lieu” of actual damages, 17 U.S.C. § 504(c)(1), 1 attorney’s fees and costs.
The deposition of defendant Stacey was taken on November 5, 1982. At a pretrial conference on January 12, 1983, a motion…
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