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HARRIS v. EMUS RECORDS CORP.

Nos. 81-5753, 82-5613.

734 F.2d 1329 (1984)

Emmylou HARRIS, dba Hannah Brown Music and Emmylou Harris, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. EMUS RECORDS CORPORATION; Roulette Records, Inc.; Suellen Productions, Inc.; Admo Music Corporation; and Promo Records Distributing Company, Defendants-Appellants. Emmylou HARRIS, dba Hannah Brown Music Ltd., and Emmylou Harris, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. EMUS RECORDS CORPORATION, a New York corporation; Roulette Records, Inc., a New York corporation; Suellen Productions, Inc., a New York corporation; Admo Music Corporation, a New York corporation; and Promo Records Distributing Company, a New Jersey corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 29, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Woods, Cooper, Epstein & Hurewitz, Beverly Hills, Cal., for defendants-appellants.

Gerald B. Weiner, Fischbach & Fischbach, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Isaac M. Pachulski, Stutman, Treister & Glatt, Los Angeles, Cal., for amicus curiae.

Before GOODWIN and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and CROCKER, District Judge.

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.

Emmylou Harris, a singer, recovered a money judgment and injunctive relief against the defendants for infringing her copyrights in certain songs. Defendants appeal.

In 1968, Harris entered into a written agreement with Jay-Gee Record Company in which she agreed to record songs in exchange for royalties equalling 3% of the net retail list price of each record sold. Pursuant to the agreement, she recorded six songs which were released...

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