Legal Opinion
Larry Spier, Inc. v. Bourne Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 9, 1992No. 225, Docket 91-7456PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MINER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Larry Spier, Inc. appeals from a summary judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Haight, J.) in favor of defendant-appellee Bourne Company. Both parties are music publishers, and the district court concluded that Bourne was entitled to judgment as a matter of law because the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. (“Copyright Act”), prohibits recognition of the assignment under which Spier claims ownership of certain disputed copyrights. See Larry Spier, Inc. v. Bourne Company, 750 F.Supp.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Mills Music, Inc. v. SnyderSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Fred Fisher Music Co. v. M. Witmark & SonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Citizens Bank of Clearwater v. Warren W. Hunt, Edward E. Hunt, and Sylvia C. Hunt, Edward E. Hunt and Sylvia C. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Billy Rose, Ray Henderson and Mel Torshin, as of the Estate of Mort Dixon v. Bourne, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Rose v. Bourne, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1959
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- United States v. American Society of Composers, Authors & PublishersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
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