Legal Opinion
MCA, Inc. v. Wilson
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 6, 1977No. 74 Civ. 3034PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
IRVING BEN COOPER, District Judge.
We have before us plaintiff’s application for a contempt order against defendant Cunningham. For reasons set forth below, we hold that defendant Cunningham has disobeyed the court’s order of November 10, 1976 (entered the next day); accordingly, we are constrained to and do hold the defendant in civil contempt.
The relevant facts follow. On November 10, 1976, we signed an interlocutory judgment in favor of plaintiff and against all defendants herein on the issue of liability for infringement of plaintiff’s statutory copyrights in the musical work,…
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