Legal Opinion
Simpleville Music v. Mizell
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided September 14, 2006No. Civil Action 1:04cv393-MHTPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.
The plaintiffs are members of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (“ASCAP”), to which they have granted a non-exclusive right to license public performances of their copyrighted musical compositions. 1 The plaintiffs brought this lawsuit against defendant H. Jack Mizell, charging that he violated the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101-1332, by playing ASCAP’s copyrighted musical compositions on the radio without authorization. This court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a) (copyright) and § 1331 (federal question). Currently…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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