Fred Fisher Music Co. v. M. Witmark & Sons

Fred Fisher Music Co. v. M. Witmark & Sons
Argued January 14-15, 1943
Decided April 5, 1943
Full case name Fred Fisher Music Co. v. M. Witmark & Sons
Citations 318 U.S. 643 (more)
Holding
The renewal of copyright for the second term is not an opportunity for an author to renegotiate terms made during the first term that extended beyond the first term's length.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Harlan F. Stone
Associate Justices
Owen Roberts · Hugo Black
Stanley F. Reed · Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas · Frank Murphy
Robert H. Jackson · Wiley B. Rutledge
Case opinions
Majority Frankfurter
Dissent Black, Douglas, Murphy
Rutledge took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Fred Fisher Music Co. v. M. Witmark & Sons, 318 U.S. 643 (1943), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the renewal of copyright for the second term is not an opportunity for an author to renegotiate terms made during the first term that extended beyond the first term's length.[1]

Justices Black, Douglas, and Murphy dissented from the decision, citing the lower court judge's opinion rather than composing their own.

References

  1. ↑ "Fred Fisher Music Co. v. M. Witmark & Sons, 318 U.S. 643 (1943)". Justia. Retrieved 8 June 2018.


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