Legal Opinion
Polygram Records, Inc. v. Legacy Entertainment Group, LLC
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided January 20, 2006No. M2003-02608-COA-R3-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANK G. CLEMENT, JR., J.,
delivered the opinion of the court,
in which WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., P.J., M.S., and WILLIAM B. CAIN, J., joined.
Three competing parties claim rights to commercially exploit performances of legendary performer Hank Williams that were recorded and broadcast by WSM Radio in the 1950s. Polygram Records, Inc., claims exclusive phonograph exploitation rights, relying on a contract Williams entered into with its predecessor in interest, MGM Records. Legacy Entertainment Group, LLC., claims rights of exploitation to the recordings under a chain of title. Williams’…
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