BERLIN v. E. C. PUBLICATIONS, INC.


219 F.Supp. 911 (1963)

Irving BERLIN et al., Plaintiffs, v. E. C. PUBLICATIONS, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

June 27, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julian T. Abeles, New York City, for plaintiffs; Julian T. Abeles and John S. Clark, New York City, of counsel.

Scheiman, Albert & MacLean, New York City, for defendants; Martin J. Scheiman and Jack N. Albert, New York City, of counsel.


METZNER, District Judge.

This is an action for copyright infringement in which the plaintiffs have moved for summary judgment and the defendants have cross-moved for the same relief, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56. Twenty-five separate claims are set forth in the complaint.

Plaintiffs are the owners of copyrights to numerous popular songs. Defendants are the publishers and its employees of a satirical humor magazine called "Mad". In one of the issues of the magazine...

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