Buck v. Kloeppel

STRUM, District Judge.

This is a suit in equity to enjoin future infringement of copyrighted musical compositions, and to recover damages for alleged past infringements. 17 USCA §§ 25, 27.

The plaintiffs are Gene Buck, Remick Music Corporation, De Sylva, Brown & Henderson, Inc., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., and Irving Berlin, Inc. Buck sues as president and authorized class representative of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, an unincorporated association composed of numerous members. Equity Rule 38 (28 USCA § 723).

It appears from the bill of complaint that four…