Legal Opinion
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Scorpio Music Distributors, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 17, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-0444PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CLIFFORD SCOTT GREEN, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (“CBS”), is a New York corporation which owns United States copyrights to six sound recordings, copies of which comprise the subject matter of this copyright infringement case. On or about January 1, 1981, CBS-Sony, Inc., a Japanese corporation, entered into two written agreements with Vicor Music Corporation (“Vicor”), a Philippines corporation, by which Vicor was authorized to manufacture and sell certain phonorecords exclusively in the Philippines. Plaintiff, which retained the United States…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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