Legal Opinion
Field v. True Comics, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 3, 1950PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, District Judge.
This is a motion by defendant True Comics, Inc., to dismiss the complaint in an action brought under Section 1 of the Copyright Act of 1947, 17 U.S.C.A., § 101, for copyright infringement. The motion is made upon three grounds: (1) failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted; (2) lack of jurisdiction because plaintiff, being a mere .licensee, cannot bring an action under the Copyright Law without showing diversity of citizenship, which is not alleged, and (3) that DiMaggio, the author of the copyrighted book, is an indispensable party plaintiff and should…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Waterman v. MacKenzieSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Independent Wireless Telegraph Co. v. Radio Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Western Electric Co. v. Pacent Reproducer CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Interstate Hotel Co. v. Remick Music Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1946
- New Fiction Pub. Co. v. Star Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1915
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Cable Vision, Inc., and Idaho Microwave, Inc. v. Kutv, Inc., the Klix CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Manning v. Miller Music CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1959
- Ilyin v. Avon Publications, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1956
- First Financial Marketing Services Group, Inc. v. Field Promotions, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Random House, Inc. v. Rosetta Books LLCDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001
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