Legal Opinion
MCA, Inc. v. Wilson
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 30, 1981No. Nos. 934, 935, Dockets 80-7776, 80-7886PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
From January 1974 until July 1976, a show called “Let My People Come” was performed at the Village Gate, a cabaret in the Greenwich Village section of New York City. Thereafter, it had short runs in several other cabarets and legitimate theaters. The producers, perhaps wisely, refrained from seeking reviews by established theater critics. However, columnists who viewed the production described it, among other things, as an “erotic nude show” with “sex content raunchy enough to satisfy the most jaded porno palate”, a show whose “main concern is not fornication…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Inc. v. Pussycat Cinema, Ltd. And Michael ZaffaranoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Alfred Bell & Co. Ltd. v. Catalda Fine Arts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSIC CORP. Et Al. v. AIKENSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Rosemont Enterprises, Inc. v. Random House, Inc. And John KeatsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by118 opinions
- Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Art Rogers, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Jeff Koons Sonnabend Gallery, Inc., Defendants-Appellants-Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. v. Penguin Books Usa, Inc., a Corporation Dove Audio, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Sega Enterprises Ltd., a Japanese Corporation v. Accolade, Inc., a California CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Frank Music Corp. v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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