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CHESS MUSIC, INC. v. SIPE

Nos. 4-77 Civ. 12 and 4-77 Civ. 240.

442 F.Supp. 1184 (1977)

CHESS MUSIC, INC., Cherry Lane Music Co., American Broadcasting Music, Inc. and Blendingwell Music, Inc., Gladys Music, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Willard F. SIPE, Defendant. WB MUSIC CORP., Gnossos Music, Sweet City Records, Inc., and Sailor Music, Plaintiffs, v. Willard SIPE, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Minnesota, Fourth Division.

December 29, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loring M. Staples and Brian B. O'Neill, Faegre & Benson, Minneapolis, Minn., for plaintiffs.

Harvey E. Skaar, Skaar & McCullough, Minneapolis, Minn., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

LARSON, District Judge.

These are actions for infringement of copyright, 17 U.S.C. §§ 1(e), 101(a), (b) (1970), in which plaintiffs seek injunctions and damages for the unauthorized public performance for profit of copyrighted musical compositions.1 The two actions were consolidated for trial.

The defendant Willard Sipe is the owner and operator of the Rockford House in

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