Frank Music Corp. v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1985-09-23

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FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: This copyright infringement suit arises out of defendants’ use of five songs from plaintiffs’ dramatico-musical play Kismet in a musical revue staged at defendant MGM Grand Hotel in 1974-76. After a bench trial, the district court found infringement and awarded the plaintiffs $22,-000 as a share of defendants’ profits. Plaintiffs appeal and defendants cross-appeal. We affirm in part, reverse…

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