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LAMPERT v. HOLLIS MUSIC

Civ. No. 12384.

138 F.Supp. 505 (1956)

Frances LAMPERT, Plaintiff, v. HOLLIS MUSIC, Inc., Ted Straeter, Radio Corporation of America, R. C. A. Victor Division, Columbia Records, Inc., Arpege, Eddie Constantine, Dinah Shore, Edith Piaf and John Warrington, Defendants.

United States District Court E. D. New York.

February 20, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Otto Friedman, Jamaica, N. Y., for plaintiff, by Jerome I. Hyman, New York City, of counsel.

Hofheimer, Gartlir & Hofheimer, New York City, for Hollis Music, Inc., Radio Corp. of America (R. C. A.-Victor Division), and Columbia Records, Inc., by Bernard Gartlir, New York City, of counsel.

I. Robert Broder, New York City, for Edith Piaf.

L. Arnold Weissberger, New York City, for Ted Straeter, by Fred Gelosky, Brooklyn, N. Y., of counsel.

Martin J. Machat, New York City, for John Warrington.

BYERS, District Judge.

This is a copyright cause in which the plaintiff who composed and wrote the words of the song now called "Annabella" alleges infringement by some or all of the defendants in that the song "'Cause I Love You" was composed, published and reproduced in alleged violation of the plaintiff's copyright. The accused song was composed by the defendant Piaf as to the music, while the words were written by one Constantine.

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