Legal Opinion
Woods v. Bourne Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 10, 1994No. 89 Civ. 3641 (RO)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION
OWEN, District Judge.
This action, tried before me without a jury, involves the 1926 hit song “When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin’ Along”, and seeks a declaratory judgment as to who is entitled to 1) certain ASCAP 1 perfor- manee royalties 2 and 2) certain royalties from printed scores during the nineteen-year extension of copyright protection Congress provided in 1976 for a song in its copyright category. 3 This requires the Court to define a “derivative” musical work, and specifically a song 4 under the 1976 Copyright Law amendments, 5 which is determinative of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- New Hampshire Bankers Ass'n v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Mills Music, Inc. v. SnyderSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Fred Fisher, Inc. v. DillinghamDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1924
- Picture Music, Inc. v. Bourne, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Picture Music, Inc. v. Bourne, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Woods v. Bourne Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Woods v. Bourne Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Agee v. Paramount Communications, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1994
- Lee v. Deck the Walls, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1996
- Woods v. Bourne Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1994