Legal Opinion
Independent Film Distributors, Ltd. v. Chesapeake Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 2, 1958No. 24643_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEIBELL, District Judge.
By virtue of two assignment agreements one dated June 29, 1950, and the other June 18, 1952, plaintiff-appellee claims to have acquired the common law copyright to two motion picture photo-plays entitled “The Galloping Major” and “Treasure Hunt.” Subsequently, by agreements dated August 2, 1951 and July 18, 1952, plaintiff assigned the distribution rights of these two photoplays for the Western Hemisphere to Souvaine Selective Pictures, Inc. According to the affidavit of plaintiff’s attorney in the present action these agreements were terminated respectively February…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Tiffany Productions, Inc. v. DewingDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1931
- Independent Film Distributors, Ltd. v. Chesapeake Industries, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1957
3Cited by4 opinions
- Platt & Munk Co. v. Republic Graphics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- National Peregrine, Inc. v. Capitol Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n of Denver (In Re Peregrine Entertainment, Ltd.)District Court, C.D. California · 1990
- The Platt & Munk Co., Inc. v. Republic Graphics, Inc., the Platt & Munk Co., Inc. v. Playmore, Inc., Lederer Industries, Inc. And J. C. Boyan Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Independent Film Distributors, Ltd. v. Chesapeake Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958