Legal Opinion
ABKCO Music, Inc. v. Harrisongs Music, Ltd.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 19, 1981No. 71 Civ. 602PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OWEN, District Judge.
In this action by Bright Tunes Music Corporation for infringement of its copyright in the 1963 hit song “He’s So Fine”, I earlier concluded that defendant George Harrison had subconsciously plagiarized “He’s So Fine” in arriving at the melody of his hit song, “My Sweet Lord”, in 1971. Bright Tunes Music Corp. v. Harrisongs Music, Ltd., 420 F.Supp. 177 (S.D.N.Y.1976). I thereafter scheduled hearings to determine the damages flowing from that infringement and the parties responsible therefor, and extensive discovery commenced. Prior to the date for hearings, however,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
- Byrne v. BarrettNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
- Lottie Joplin Thomas Trust v. Crown Publishers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. v. Jerry Vogel Music Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Art Rogers, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Jeff Koons Sonnabend Gallery, Inc., Defendants-Appellants-Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Louis Gaste and Les Editions Louis Gaste v. Morris Kaiserman A/K/A Morris Albert, and Fermata International Melodies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Frank Music Corp. v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- John G. Danielson, Inc. v. Winchester-Conant Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- ABKCO Music, Inc. v. Harrisongs Music, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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