Legal Opinion
Irving Berlin, Inc. v. Daigle
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 2, 1929No. 5396, 5397PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
These two cases arise under the Copyright Act of March 4, 1909, as amended (title 17, U. S. C. [17 USCA]). They may be disposed of in one opinion.
Appellant, the Irving Berlin Company, Inc., filed bills as copyright proprietor of certain musical compositions, alleging infringement of each by public performance for profit, and prayed for injxmetions, for damages of not less than $250 for each infringement, and for reasonable attorney’s fees.
In No. 5396 it appears that appellee' A. Daigle was the proprietor of a dance pavilion in Plaquemine, La., a town of about 6,000…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- White-Smith Music Publishing Co. v. Apollo Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- L. A. Westermann Co. v. Dispatch Printing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Clark v. WoosterSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Herbert v. Shanley Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Standard Music Roll Co. v. F. A. Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1917
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. v. H. L. Green Company, Inc., and Third Party Jalen Amusement Company, Inc., and Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Dreamland Ball Room, Inc. v. Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1929
- Pittsburgh Athletic Co. v. KQV Broadcasting Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1938
- Remick Music Corp. v. Interstate Hotel Co. of NebraskaDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1944
- Tiffany Productions, Inc. v. DewingDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1931
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