Legal Opinion

Edward B. Marks Music Corporation v. Colorado Magnetics, Inc., D/B/A Sound Values, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided May 28, 1974No. 73-1395PublishedCited by 61 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

This is a so-called tape piracy ease. Edward B. Marks Music Corporation, hereinafter referred to as Marks, is an independent music publisher and, as such, is the owner of copyrights in numerous musical compositions. Marks, through its licensing agent, the Harry L. Fox Agency, Inc., has authorized various record companies to make recordings of compositions in which it, Marks, owns the copyright. The recording companies thus licensed by Marks to reproduce or record its copyrighted musical compositions have hired artists who have made recordings of the musical…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. California Motor Transport Co. v. Trucking UnlimitedSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Jack E. Golsen and Sylvia H. Golsen v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
  4. United States v. Southwestern Cable Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. United States v. El Paso Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964

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3Cited by61 opinions

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  3. Lawrence Keasler and Keasler Body Company, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  4. Atari Games Corp. And Tengen, Inc. v. Nintendo of America Inc. And Nintendo Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1992
  5. Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Ass'n v. WattCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982

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