Legal Opinion
Rotardier v. Entertainment Co. Music Group
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 22, 1981No. 80 Civ. 2753 (KTD)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge.
Plaintiff brings this action claiming that the defendants have infringed the copyright to plaintiff’s musical composition, “Live, Laugh and Love.” Plaintiff asks this court to enjoin defendant from any further commercial exploitation of this composition and to grant it declaratory and compensatory relief. Plaintiff now moves for summary judgment.
Defendant Entertainment Company Music Group 1 cross-moves to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. It claims that the fundamental controversy involves a breach of contract…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- T. B. Harms Company v. Edward Eliscu and Ross Jungnickel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Luckett v. Delpark, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Stepdesign, Inc. v. Research Media, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- Muse v. MellinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1962
- Elan Associates, Ltd. v. Quackenbush Music, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1972
3Cited by14 opinions
- James B. Royal v. Leading Edge Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Shirley Goodman v. Audrey Lee and Nikki N. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Bear Creek Productions, Inc. v. SalehDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- Berger v. Simon & SchusterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- Video Trip Corp. v. Lightning Video, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
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