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GIBRAN v. ALFRED A. KNOPF, INCORPORATED

153 F.Supp. 854 (1957)

Mary K. GIBRAN and William Saxe as Administrators c.t.a. of the Estate of Kahlil Gibran, and Mary K. Gibran, Plaintiffs, v. ALFRED A. KNOPF, Incorporated, Defendant, The NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF GIBRAN et al., Interpleaded Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

July 29, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Blum, Jolles, Gruber, Szabad & Gersen, New York City, for plaintiffs. Irving M. Gruber and Leanora S. Gruber, New York City, of counsel.

Stern & Reubens, New York City, for defendant, Harry Buchman and Richard E. Coven, New York City, of counsel.

George G. Shiya, New York City, for interpleaded defendants. Ralph L. Knisley, New York City, of counsel.

WEINFELD, District Judge.

The basic issue to be decided in this case is who is entitled to receive the royalties which have accrued, and which are to accrue, upon the renewal copyrights of "The Prophet" and four other books by Kahlil Gibran, the noted author.1 The determination of this issue involves (1) the construction of the renewal section of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 24, and (2) the will of the author.

Gibran died...

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