Legal Opinion
United States v. Paul Edmond Dowling
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 10, 1984No. 83-5153PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG, Circuit Judge.
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OVERVIEW
This case involves the unauthorized production and distribution of record albums containing copyrighted material performed by Elvis Presley. Appellant Paul Edmond Dowling appeals his felony convictions of mail fraud, interstate transportation of stolen property, and conspiracy to transport stolen property interstate. Dowling makes three arguments on appeal: (1) use of the mails to advertise copyright infringing material is .not a use of the mail in furtherance of a scheme to defraud as required by the mail fraud statute; (2) interstate transportation of…
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