REPP v. LLOYD WEBBER

No. 91 Civ. 0906 (SWK).

858 F.Supp. 1292 (1994)

Ray REPP and K & R Music, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Andrew LLOYD WEBBER, the Really Useful Group, PLC, the Really Useful Company, Inc., MCA Records, Inc., Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation and Polygram Records, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

August 3, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cherry & Flynn by William R. Coulson, Chicago, IL, Chadbourne & Parke by Stanley S. Arkin, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Gold, Farrell & Marks by Jane G. Stevens, New York City, for defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

KRAM, District Judge.

In this copyright infringement action, plaintiffs allege that a musical composition authored by Andrew Lloyd Webber ("Lloyd Webber") entitled "The Phantom of the Opera" (the "Phantom Song") infringes plaintiff Ray Repp's ("Repp") song "Till You." Presently before the Court is defendants' motion for summary judgment, pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons set forth...

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