Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. v. Jerry Vogel Music Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
This litigation involves the ownership of the renewals of three copyrights of a popular song. In 1911 Ernie Burnett wrote the music and Maybelle Watson, who was then his wife, wrote the words of a song entitled “Melancholy.” This song was copyrighted on October 31, 1911, in Burnett’s name as an unpublished work under section 11 of the Act of 1909, 17 U.S.C.A. § 11. This version of the song was never published. During the final year of the copyright term, Maybelle Watson, who was then Mrs. Bergman, as author of the words, and Mr. Burnett, as author of the music, renewed the…
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