Legal Opinion
Harrington v. Mure
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 20, 1960PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMIERI, District Judge.
Plaintiff, alleging that he collaborated with defendants Mure and Wolf in the creation of a musical com-„ position, seeks a declaration of his rights as co-author of the composition. Pursuant to an agreement with Mure and Wolf, defendant Saxon Music Corp., the publisher, procured a copyright for the work. See 17 U.S.C. § 9. The certificate of copyright registration gives authorship credit to Mure and Wolf. Plaintiff claims that he is entitled to an assignment of an interest in the copyright and an accounting for a share of the proceeds earned by the composition. No…
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- New Marshall Engine Co. v. Marshall Engine Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Wells v. Universal Pictures Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
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