LITTLE MOLE MUSIC v. SPIKE INV., INC.

No. 87-0360-CV-W-8.

720 F.Supp. 751 (1989)

LITTLE MOLE MUSIC, Ric Ocasek, Bruce Springsteen, Hulex Music, Bungalow Music, Controversy Music, Brockman Music and T.B. Harms Company, Plaintiffs, v. SPIKE INVESTMENT, INC. d/b/a B & G Amusement & Vending Co., Charles Bengimina, Thomas Bengimina and John Bengimina, Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Missouri, W.D.

August 16, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley A. Hall, Stacy R. Obenhaus, Stinson, Mag & Fizzell, Kansas City, Mo., for plaintiffs.

Donald E. Bucher, Scott Haines, Gould and Moore, Kansas City, Mo., for defendants.


ORDER

STEVENS, District Judge.

Plaintiffs brought this action for copyright infringement pursuant to the provisions of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. Plaintiffs allege that on November 24, 1986, defendants made available for public performance plaintiffs' copyrighted musical compositions by means of an unlicensed coin-operated phonorecord player, or "jukebox." The court notes jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a). The...

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