Legal Opinion
Jewell-LaSalle Realty Co. v. Buck
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 13, 1931No. 140PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, and one of its members sued the Jewell-LaSalle Realty Company in the federal court for Western Missouri for an unauthorized orchestral performance óf a musical composition for which they held the exclusive non-dramatic performing rights. The infringement was proved, but there was no showing of actual damages. The defendant contended that the plaintiffs were entitled to only $10 statutory damages; the plaintiffs that $250 was the minimum allowable under the Copyright Act of 1909.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- L. A. Westermann Co. v. Dispatch Printing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Fred Fisher, Inc. v. DillinghamDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1924
- Reinecke v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- White v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co. v. TollefsonDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1918
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
- F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Douglas v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Interstate Hotel Co. v. Remick Music Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1946
- Fermata International Melodies, Inc. v. Champions Golf Club, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1989
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