· 1/9/1980
Elsmere Music, Inc. v. National Broadcasting Co.
Citations
- 482 F. Supp. 741
- 206 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 913
- 5 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2455
- 1980 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9775
How courts have described this case
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- noting that the “taking involved in th[e] action [was] relatively slight,” but that “on closer examination it becomes apparent” that the music and lyrics taken were “the heart of the composition”
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Judges: Goettel
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