Legal Opinion
Brecht v. Bentley
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 27, 1960PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREDERICK van PELT BRYAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Stefan Sebastian Brecht, alleging himself to be the equitable owner of the copyright of the German play by his father Bertold Brecht known in English as “Mother Courage”, sues under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. to enjoin defendants from carrying out announced plans to produce the play in New York.
The defendants served with their answers a notice to take the plaintiff’s deposition and his deposition was taken. In the meantime plaintiff served notices to take the depositions of the defendants. Immediately after the plaintiff’s…
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