Legal Opinion
Yameta Co. v. Capitol Records, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 3, 1968No. 68 Civ. 220PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZNER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Yameta Co. Ltd. (Yameta) and Jimi Hendrix move herein for a preliminary injunction restraining defendants Capitol Records, Inc. (Capitol) and PPX Enterprises, Inc. (PPX) from selling or distributing any recordings featuring plaintiff Hendrix as a performer. They rest their claim for injunctive relief upon general principles of contract law, common-law concepts of unfair competition, New York Civil Rights Law, McKinney’s Consol.Laws, c. 6, § 51, and an alleged violation of § 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a).
There is a great deal of factual dispute…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Maternally Yours, Inc. v. Your Maternity Shop, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- L'Aiglon Apparel, Inc. v. Lana Lobell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
- Parkway Baking Co. v. Freihofer Baking Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
- Hesmer Foods, Inc. v. Campbell Soup CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
- Mutation Mink Breeders Ass'n v. Lou Nierenberg Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1959
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Ppx Enterprises, Inc., Mod Music, Inc., and J.H. Records, Inc. v. Audiofidelity, Inc. And Dante J. PuglieseCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Allen v. National Video, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Colligan v. Activities Club of New York, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Ryan v. Volpone Stamp Co., Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2000
- Thorn, Philip A. v. Reliance Van Company, Inc., Welsh, Thomas, Weatherley, Charles A., Bailey, Emma M., and O'neal, N.A. Michael, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
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