Legal Opinion
Kingsmen v. K-Tel International Ltd.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 4, 1983No. 82 CIV 7835 (LBS)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAND, District Judge.
The plaintiffs in this action are a group of musicians who claim ownership of the name “The Kingsmen,” a popular band of the 1960’s. They seek to restrain the defendants, several music production and record companies, from selling or distributing a long-playing album entitled “60’s Dance Party,” which contains a selection that purports to be a “re-recording” by the original Kingsmen of probably their most popular hit, “Louie, Louie.” The parties appeared before the Court on December 16, 1982 on this’motion for preliminary relief and have subsequently filed exhibits…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Saratoga Vichy Spring Co., Inc. v. Orin Lehman, Commissioner of Parks and Recreation of the the State of New York and Waters of Saratoga Springs, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Warner Bros., Inc. v. Gay Toys, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- National Lampoon, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1974
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3Cited by17 opinions
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