MOORE v. COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 91-2844.

972 F.2d 939 (1992)

Derrick D. MOORE, Appellant, v. COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation; MCA Records, Inc., a California corporation; La'Face, Inc., a California corporation; Antonio Reid and Kenny Edmonds, also known as L.A. and Babyface, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 14, 1992.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 9, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David O. Carson, New York City, argued, for appellant.

Russell J. Frackman, Los Angeles, Cal. argued (Bruce H. Little and Calvin L. Litsey, Minneapolis, Minn., and Gleam O. Davis, Los Angeles, Cal., on the brief), for appellees.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, and LAY and HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 9, 1992.

HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Derrick D. Moore, a 28-year old, self-taught, Minneapolis songwriter and musician, composed a song he entitled "She Can't Stand It" in March, April, and early May 1989. With hopes of gaining a contract, Moore decided to submit the song to MCA Records. On March 22, 1989, Moore's agent, James Selmer, delivered two cassette tapes to Cheryl Dickerson, then MCA's Director of Artists...

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