Lottie Joplin Thomas Trust v. Crown Publishers, Inc.

Decided May 26, 1977. John Matthew Cannella wrote the opinion for the court.

456 F. Supp. 531 · Cited 54 times

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• Edward B. Marks Music Corp. v. Wonnell · 61 F. Supp. 722
• Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp. · 309 U.S. 390
• Rohauer v. Killiam Shows, Inc. · 379 F. Supp. 723
• MCA, Inc. v. Wilson · 425 F. Supp. 443
• Pickwick Music Corporation v. Record Productions, Inc. · 292 F. Supp. 39
• Gardenia Flowers, Inc. v. Joseph Markovits, Inc. · 280 F. Supp. 776
• Rose v. Bourne, Inc. · 176 F. Supp. 605
• Screen Gems-Columbia Music, Inc. v. Mark-Fi Records, Inc. · 256 F. Supp. 399
• Marvin Worth Productions v. Superior Films Corp. · 319 F. Supp. 1269
• H. M. Kolbe Co. v. Shaff · 240 F. Supp. 588
• Hayden v. Chalfant Press, Inc. · 177 F. Supp. 303
• Baron v. Leo Feist, Inc. · 78 F. Supp. 686
• Filmvideo Releasing Corp. v. Hastings · 426 F. Supp. 690
• Van Cleef & Arpels, Inc. v. Schechter · 308 F. Supp. 674
• Morser v. Bengor Products Co. · 283 F. Supp. 926
• Kingsrow Enterprises, Inc. v. Metromedia, Inc. · 397 F. Supp. 879

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