SWAN, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit for a declaratory judgment with respect to motion picture rights in the copyrighted opera "Madame Butterfly," the renewal copyright of which is owned solely by the plaintiff. Federal jurisdiction is claimed on diversity of citizenship, the plaintiff being a partnership composed of Italian citizens and the defendant a New York corporation. After answer, both parties moved for summary judgment upon the pleadings, affidavits and exhibits...
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