EDWARD B. MARKS MUSIC CORP. v. COLORADO MAG., INC.

No. 73-1395.

497 F.2d 285 (1974)

EDWARD B. MARKS MUSIC CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COLORADO MAGNETICS, INC., d/b/a Sound Values, Inc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided February 28, 1974.

As Modified on Rehearing May 28, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simon H. Rifkind, New York City (James D. Fellers, Frank A. Gregory, Fellers, Snider, Baggett, Blankenship & Bailey, Oklahoma City, Okl., and of counsel, John C. Taylor, III, Stuart Robinowitz, Sidney S. Rosdeitcher, Steven B. Rosenfeld, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, Robert C. Osterberg, John S. Clark, Abeles, Clark & Osterberg, Charles B. Lutz, Jr., Speck, Philben & Fleig, Oklahoma City, Okl., on the brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

Jerry J. Dunlap, Oklahoma City, Okl. (Charles A. Codding, Dunlap, Laney, Hessin & Dougherty, Oklahoma City, Okl., on the brief), for defendants-appellees.

Before LEWIS, Chief Judge, and MURRAH and McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


McWILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

This is a so-called tape piracy case. Edward B. Marks Music Corporation, hereinafter referred to as Marks, is an independent music publisher and, as such, is the owner of copyrights in numerous musical compositions. Marks, through its licensing agent, the Harry L. Fox Agency, Inc., has authorized various record companies to make recordings of compositions in which it, Marks, owns the copyright. The recording companies thus licensed by Marks...

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