Legal Opinion

Buck v. Liederkranz

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided September 22, 1937No. 9589PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARIS, District Judge.

This is a suit seeking to enjoin the infringement of a copyright of a musical composition. The bill was amended and thereafter the defendants moved to dismiss the-amended bill. Their motion is based upon» three grounds.

The first is that the notice of copyright which is averred by the bill to have-been given on the composition in question was insufficient and the copyright, therefore, invalid. The notice averred was. “copyright 1936.” The Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 18, 17 U.S.C.A. § 18, provides:. “The notice of copyright required by section 9 of this title shall consist…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Thompson v. HubbardSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  2. Goes Lithographing Co. v. Apt Lithographic Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1936
  3. E. I. Horsman & Ætna Doll Co. v. KaufmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
  4. W. S. Bessett, Inc. v. GermainDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1937

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Weitzenkorn v. LesserCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Cole v. AllenDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1942
  3. Moger v. WHDH, INC.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1961
  4. Lampert v. Hollis Music, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1952
  5. Machtenberg v. SternerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1948

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