Legal Opinion
Ackoff-Ortega v. Windswept Pacific Entertainment Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 11, 2000No. 99 CIV. 11710(SAS)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Susan Ackoff-Ortega, Cele Ackoff and Jon Ackoff are relatives of deceased songwriter Robert Ackoff who coauthored the hit tune “Mony, Mony”. Plaintiffs bring this action against defendants Windswept Pacific Entertainment Co. (Inc.) (“Windswept”), EMI Virgin Music, Inc. (“EMI”), and Richard Rosenblatt seeking, among other things, a declaratory judgment that Ackoff-Ortega — not defendants — owns the share of the renewal copyright in “Mony, Mony” attributable to Robert Ackoff. Plaintiffs assert claims under both federal copyright law and…
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