Legal Opinion
Jondora Music Publishing Co. v. Melody Recordings, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided November 22, 1972No. Civ. A. 1741-72PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LACEY, District Judge:
Plaintiffs herein are music publishing companies which on their own behalf, and on behalf of the class they purport to represent (claimed to be 3500 music publishers), seek to permanently enjoin the unauthorized manufacture and sale of recordings serving to reproduce mechanically many of their copyrighted musical compositions. This practice is referred to in the trade as “bootlegging” or “pirating”. Plaintiffs invoke jurisdiction under Section 1, et seq. of the Copyright Act (the Act), 17 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. In addition to an injunction against further…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Precision Instrument Manufacturing Co. v. Automotive Maintenance MacHinery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Stiffel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- International News Service v. Associated PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Keystone Driller Co. v. General Excavator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Compco Corp. v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Edward B. Marks Music Corporation v. Colorado Magnetics, Inc., D/B/A Sound Values, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
- Gai Audio of New York, Inc. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1975
- T.B. Harms Co. v. Jem Records, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1987
- Fame Publishing Co., Inc. v. Alabama Custom Tape, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Jondora Music Publishing Company v. Melody Recordings, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
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