BOURNE CO. v. SPEEKS

No. Civ. 3-86-565.

670 F.Supp. 777 (1987)

BOURNE CO., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Verlin SPEEKS, Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Tennessee, N.D.

August 31, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Colbert, Nashville, Tenn., for plaintiffs.

Richard L. Hollow, Knoxville, Tenn., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

JARVIS, District Judge.

This is a suit for copyright infringement concerning two musical compositions. It comes before the Court on the plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment.

In order to establish a prima facie case of infringement, the plaintiffs must present evidence of five elements: (1) the originality and authorship of the compositions involved; (2) compliance with the formalities required to secure a copyright under...

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