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ACUFF-ROSE MUSIC, INC. v. JOSTENS, INC.

No. 95 Civ. 8236(DC).

988 F.Supp. 289 (1997)

ACUFF-ROSE MUSIC, INC., Plaintiff, v. JOSTENS, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

December 10, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Abelman, Frayne & Schwab by Robert C. Osterberg, New York City, for Plaintiff.

Briggs & Morgan, P.A. by David C. Forsberg, Karna A. Berg, St. Paul, MN, Berlack, Israels & Liberman L.L.P. by Carole L. Fern, New York City, for Defendant.

MEMORANDUM DECISION

CHIN, District Judge.

In 1990, the country western singer Aaron Tippin released a song entitled "You've Got to Stand for Something." It contained the line, "You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything." The song was a hit and rose to number five on the national country charts in February 1991.

In December 1992, defendant Jostens, Inc. ("Jostens"), a company that produces and sells class rings, initiated...

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