Legal Opinion
Corcoran v. Montgomery Ward & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 28, 1941No. 9665PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEALY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant sued for infringement of copyright on a poem of which he is the author, alleging that without his consent appellee caused the poem to- be set to music and is engaged in recording the end product on phonograph records and selling the records to the public. He appeals from a judgment dismissing his second amended complaint. The appeal presents the question whether the conduct alleged is an infringement of a right or rights protected by the Copyright Act. Act of March 4, 1909, c. 320, 35 Stat. 1075, 17 U.S.C.A. § 1 et seq.
By § 1(a) of the Act the copyright owner is…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- White-Smith Music Publishing Co. v. Apollo Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- M. Witmark & Sons v. Pastime Amusement Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1924
- Seltzer v. SunbrockDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1938
- Macmillan Co. v. KingDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1914
- G. Ricordi & Co. v. MasonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1911
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Universal Pictures Co. v. Harold Lloyd CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1947
- Corcoran v. Columbia BroadcastIng System, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1941
- Loew's Incorporated v. Columbia Broadcasting SystemDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1955
- Rosette v. Rainbo Record Manufacturing CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
- United Artists Television, Inc. v. Fortnightly CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
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