Legal Opinion
McIntyre v. Double-A Music Corporation
District Court, S.D. California
Decided September 30, 1958No. Civ. A. 20868-TPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOLOMON, District Judge.
Mark W. McIntyre, a music arranger, filed an action against Double-A Music Corporation, the present copyright proprietor of the song “Tonight You Belong To Me,” and against its business agent, Bregman, Voceo and Conn, Inc., for (a) an injunction against their use of his arrangement of that song; (b) an accounting of the profits realized by the defendants from their use of that arrangement; and (c) exemplary damages.
Plaintiff bases his complaint on the theories of common-law copyright and unfair competition, relying on California law and the Lanham Trade-Mark Act. 1
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- White v. KimmellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
- RCA Mfg. Co. v. WhitemanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Fashion Originators Guild of America, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Mills Music, Inc. v. Cromwell Music, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1954
- Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. v. Miracle Record Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1950
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Tisi v. PatrickDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2000
- ABKCO Music, Inc. v. LavereCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Rosette v. Rainbo Record Manufacturing CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
- Tempo Music, Inc. v. Famous Music Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1994
- Shanahan v. MacCo Construction Co.California Court of Appeal · 1964
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