BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. v. MOOR-LAW, INC.

Civ. A. No. 77-325.

484 F.Supp. 357 (1980)

BROADCAST MUSIC, INC., Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant, a partnership, d/b/a House of Bryant Publications, Ahab Music Company, Inc., Arc Music Corp., A. E. Owens, an Individual, d/b/a Blue Book Music, Waylon Jennings and Thomas P. Glaser, a partnership, d/b/a Baron Music Publishing Company, Willie Nelson Music Inc., d/b/a Willie Nelson Music Publishing, and Shelby Singleton Music, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. MOOR-LAW, INC., a Delaware Corporation, and/or Robert C. Moor, Jr., an Individual, d/b/a Triple Nickel Saloon, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

January 4, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Drexler, William H. Sudell, Jr., and John F. Johnston of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, Del., for plaintiffs.

William J. Wier, Jr., Robert Jacobs and Terry C. Seningen of Bader, Dorsey & Kreshtool, Wilmington, Del., for defendants.


OPINION

STAPLETON, District Judge:

In these consolidated actions1 plaintiffs, owners of copyrights to musical compositions and Broadcast Music, Inc. ("BMI"), a New York corporation which licenses the public performance rights to copyrighted musical compositions contained in its repertory,2 have brought suit against Moor-Law, Inc. ("Moor-Law"), a Delaware corporation doing business in Delaware as the...

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