Legal Opinion
Fader v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 23, 1959PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREDERICK van PELT BRYAN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs sue for alleged copyright infringement. Defendant Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation moves (1) to dismiss the complaint, pursuant to Rule 12(b), F.R.Civ.P., 28 U.S.C.A., for lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter and for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, and (2) for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56.
The motions are predicated upon the ground that plaintiffs failed to comply with the provisions of the United States Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq. since they did not cause the work of which they…
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