Legal Opinion
Peter Bartok v. Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., and Benjamin Suchoff, as Trustee of the Estate of Bela Bartok
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 26, 1975No. 940, Docket 74-2592PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OAKES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the question whether a musical composition the rights to which are assigned by the composer and which is performed during his lifetime is nevertheless “posthumous” within the meaning of the copyright renewal provision, § 24 of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 24,1 because it has not been published or, more precisely, printed (and therefore not copyrighted) until after his death. Appellant, Peter Bartók, a son of composer Bela Bartók, is appealing the decision of Judge Richard Owen of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York…
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