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TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSIC CORP. v. AIKEN

No. 74-452.

422 U.S. 151 (1975)

TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSIC CORP. ET AL. v. AIKEN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 17, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Simon H. Rifkind argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Herman Finkelstein, Jay H. Topkis, and Bernard Korman.

Harold David Cohen argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Thomas N. Dowd and William S. D' Amico.*

MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question presented by this case is whether the reception of a radio broadcast of a copyrighted musical composition can constitute copyright infringement, when the copyright owner has licensed the broadcaster to perform the composition publicly for profit.

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The respondent George Aiken owns and operates a small fast-service food shop in downtown Pittsburgh, Pa., known as "George Aiken's Chicken...

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