Margo v. Weiss

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 2000-05-22

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SACK, Circuit Judge: In a complaint filed May 22, 1996, the plaintiffs Philip Margo, Mitchell Margo, Jay Siegel and Henry Medress, one-time members of a musical group calling itself “The Tokens,” sought a declaratory judgment that they are co-authors of, and co-owners of the defendants’ copyright in, the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” The plaintiffs further alleged that the defendants were liable to them for fraud, breach of…

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