Legal Opinion
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. v. Veltin
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided November 13, 1942No. 424PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PORTERIE, District Judge.
This is a joint complaint of the two plaintiffs, publishers of sheet music, who sue the one defendant for infringement of copyright, joined to an action for damages, and for injunction. It is alleged that the defendant, without the knowledge, consent, or authority of either complainant, and in infringement of two copyrights, gave a public performance for profit of two copyrighted musical compositions, one for each of the complainants, in his place of amusement known as the Cedar Lane Club, on Saturday, June 18, 1941, between the hours of 12 midnight and 2:55 a. m.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Buck v. Jewell-LaSalle Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- M. Witmark & Sons v. Pastime Amusement Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1924
- M. Witmark & Sons v. CallowayDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1927
- Stern v. Jerome H. Remick & Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1910
- Fishel v. LueckelU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1892
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Boz Scaggs Music v. KND Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1980
- De Acosta v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Famous Music Corp. v. Bay State Harness Horse Racing and Breeding Association, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- Remick Music Corp. v. Interstate Hotel Co. of NebraskaDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1944
- Warner Bros., Inc. v. Lobster Pot, Inc.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1984
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