NATIONAL CENTER FOR JEWISH FILM, INC. v. GOLDMAN

Civil Action No. 94-10786-WGY.

943 F.Supp. 113 (1996)

NATIONAL CENTER FOR JEWISH FILM, INC., Plaintiff, v. Eric GOLDMAN and Ergo Media, Inc., Defendants, v. Sharon Pucker RIVO, Third Party Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

October 22, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jenifer Paine, Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, Boston, MA, for National Center for Jewish Film, Inc.

William S. Strong, Kotin, Crabtree & Strong, Boston, MA, for Eric Goldman, Ergo Media, Inc.

Michael L. Oliverio, Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, Boston, MA, for Sharon P. Rivo.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

YOUNG, District Judge.

I. Introduction

The subject of this unusual lawsuit is the copyright ownership rights to a restored historical film entitled "Jews of Poland/Five Cities" (the "Film") chronicling Jewish life in prewar Poland, and four popular musical compositions (the "Songs") from two separate prewar movies.1 The Plaintiff, National Center for Jewish Film, Inc. (the "Center"), based...

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