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Edward B. Marks Music Corp. v. Borst Music Pub. Co.

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided March 26, 1953No. Civ. A. 289-50PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MODARELLI, District Judge.

This is the case of In the Baggage Coach Ahead v. Baggage Coach Ahead. It involves plagiarism, naughtiest of literary vices, which has had a long and dishonorable career. 1 The complaint was originally brought under the Copyright Act by Edward B. Marks Music Corporation v. Borst Music Publishing Co. Inc., a corporation, Arthur Borst, Cyrus Borst and Coleman Records, Inc., a corporation, alleging infringement of the old popular ballad “In the Baggage Coach Ahead.” The controversy between the plaintiff and defendant, Coleman Records, Inc., has been amicably adjusted…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Fred Fisher Music Co. v. M. Witmark & SonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  2. Gerlach-Barklow Co. v. Morris & Bendien, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
  3. Houghton Mifflin Co. v. Stackpole Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
  4. Silverman v. Sunrise Pictures Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1921
  5. White-Smith Music Pub. Co. v. GoffCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1911

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Urantia Foundation, a Non-Profit Foundation v. Kristen MaaherraCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  3. Doran v. Sunset House Distributing Corp.District Court, S.D. California · 1961
  4. Rainier National Bank v. McCrackenCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1980
  5. Geisel v. Poynter Products, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968

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