Legal Opinion
Norbay Music, Inc. v. King Records, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 11, 1966PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREDERICK van PELT BRYAN, District Judge:
This lengthy litigation, involving an action for statutory royalties due for the use of plaintiff’s copyrighted musical composition, culminated in a trial before me solely on the questions of (1) whether the court should augment the statutory royalty award because defendant failed to serve its notice of intention to use mechanical reproductions of plaintiff’s musical composition under the compulsory license provisions of the copyright law; 1 (2) whether the court should allow a “reasonable attorney’s fee as part of the costs” due the plaintiff. 2
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2Cases cited20 opinions
- England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Lewis Orgel and the Michie Company v. Clark Boardman Co., Ltd., and Alfred D. JahrCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
- Kitchens of Sara Lee, Inc. v. Nifty Foods Corporation, Lady Ilene, Inc., A. Lustig, Inc., Lustig Food Corporation, Abraham Lustig and Ilene LustigCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Overman v. LoesserCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- Otto Eisenschiml v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Boz Scaggs Music v. KND Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1980
- Roy Export Co. Establishment v. Columbia Broadcasting System Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corp. v. CrooksDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1982
- Leo Feist, Inc. v. Apollo Records, N. Y. Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1969
- Morser v. Bengor Products Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
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