Legal Opinion
Quartet Music v. Kissimmee Broadcasting, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided May 19, 1992No. 91-245-Civ-Orl-18PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KELLAM, District Judge, Sitting by Designation.
This case involves violations of the United States Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. Plaintiffs are owners of fifteen musical compositions, copyrighted pursuant to the Act. Plaintiffs are also members of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers [ASCAP] to whom they granted a nonexclusive right to license the public performance of such compositions. ASCAP, in turn, entered into a licensing agreement with respect to those and other musical compositions with defendant Kissimmee Broadcasting, Inc., which operates radio…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- F. W. Woolworth Co. v. Contemporary Arts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Gershwin Publishing Corporation v. Columbia Artists Management, Inc., and Community Concerts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. v. H. L. Green Company, Inc., and Third Party Jalen Amusement Company, Inc., and Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Boz Scaggs Music v. KND Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1980
- Milene Music, Inc. v. GotaucoDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1982
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