Legal Opinion
Cadence Industries Corp. v. Ringer
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 13, 1978No. 76 Civ. 339 (WCC)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
CONNER, District Judge:
This action to compel the Register of Copyrights and the Copyright Office to register plaintiffs’ claims to renewal and extension of the copyright in each of a series of comic books published by plaintiffs’ predecessors, is the culmination of a ten-year struggle.
The controversy centers upon a question of first impression concerning the construction of the copyright renewal statute, 17 U.S.C. § 24, 1 specifically, whether a copyright proprietor may, in its renewal application, identify the copyrighted work as both a “periodical, cyclopedic or other…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Fred Fisher Music Co. v. M. Witmark & SonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Epoch Producing Corp. v. Killiam Shows, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Peter Bartok v. Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., and Benjamin Suchoff, as Trustee of the Estate of Bela BartokCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. v. BryanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Abend v. MCA, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Midway Mfg. Co. v. Bandai-America, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1982
- Urantia Foundation, a Non-Profit Foundation v. Kristen MaaherraCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Schmid Brothers, Inc. v. W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik KG.District Court, E.D. New York · 1984
- Urantia Foundation v. MaaherraDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1995
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