Legal Opinion
Von Tilzer v. Jerry Vogel Music Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 14, 1943PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BONDY, .District Judge.
The complaint alleges the infringement by the defendant, Jerry Vogel Music Company, Inc., of the copyright of seven songs. The complaint was not served on any of the defendants other than this corporation and Jack Mahoney.
The first cause of action involves the song “Down On The Farm”. The music was composed by the plaintiff, Harry Von Tilzer. The lyrics were written either by Raymond A. Browne, as is claimed by the defendant corporation, or partly by Browne and partly by Von Tilzer, as is claimed by the plaintiff.
The defendant corporation published and sold the song,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Brick v. Cohn-Hall-Marx Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Fred Fisher Music Co. v. M. Witmark & SonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Rossiter v. VogelCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- Keys v. LeopoldNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- United States Ozone Co. v. United States Ozone Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Brattleboro Publishing Co. v. Winmill Publishing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Peter Bartok v. Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., and Benjamin Suchoff, as Trustee of the Estate of Bela BartokCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Picture Music, Inc. v. Bourne, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- American International Pictures, Inc. v. ForemanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Raymond Rohauer, Doing Business as the Coronet Theater v. Leopold Friedman, Trustee in Liquidation of the Assets of Buster Keaton Productions, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
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