GINGG v. TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORP.

No. 2809-H.

56 F.Supp. 701 (1944)

GINGG v. TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORPORATION et al.

District Court, S. D. California, Central Division.

June 12, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zagon, Aaron & Fink, by Ray Sandler, all of Los Angeles, Cal., for complainant.

Alfred Wright and Gordon Hall, Jr., both of Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants, Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Mack Gordon and Harry Warren.

Paul R. Cote, of Los Angeles, Cal., for Mayfair Music Co. and Decca Records, Inc.


HOLLZER, District Judge.

This is an action for alleged infringement of a copyrighted, unpublished song. Infringement is charged both as to lyrics and with respect to the music.

The evidence establishes without contradiction that plaintiff has composed approximately fifty to seventy-five songs, many of which she submitted to publishers, but none was published. Her musical education consisted of studying singing while a university student and subsequently under...

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