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HIRSHON v. UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION

No. 13436.

243 F.2d 640 (1957)

Sidney HIRSHON, Appellant, v. UNITED ARTISTS CORPORATION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 4, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Elliott I. Pollock, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. William D. Hall, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Fulton Brylawski, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. William B. Wolf, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before WILBUR K. MILLER, BAZELON and BURGER, Circuit Judges.

BAZELON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant sued for damages for the infringement of his copyright on the song "London Bells Will Ring Again" by appellee's "Song From Moulin Rouge." This appeal is from an order granting summary judgment in favor of the appellee.

Appellant composed the music of "London Bells Will Ring Again" and his mother composed the words. On October 5, 1943, they secured a copyright on it in the name of the mother by registering a manuscript copy...

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