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HILL & RANGE SONGS v. FRED ROSE MUSIC, INC.

No. 76-1573.

570 F.2d 554 (1978)

HILL & RANGE SONGS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FRED ROSE MUSIC, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed February 2, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Michael Milom, Richard H. Frank, Jr., Barksdale, Whalley, Gilbert & Frank, Nashville, Tenn., Harold Orenstein, New York City, Melville B. Nimmer of Kaplan, Livingston, Goodwin, Berkowitz & Selvin, Beverly Hills, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

John S. Clark, Abeles & Clark, New York City, William F. Carpenter, Goodpasture, Carpenter, Woods & Sasser, Richard D. Speight, Nashville, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WEICK and CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judges, and DUNCAN, District Judge.

WEICK, Circuit Judge.

The controversy in this appeal concerns the rights of the widow of a deceased copyright author of musical compositions to renew the copyrights for the renewal term thereof upon their expiration, which rights were expressly provided for under the provisions of the copyright law. 17 U.S.C. § 24.1

The plaintiff, as assignee of the widow (now Mrs. Berlin), filed suit in the United States District Court for...

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