This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ...in the society's fee, COPYRIGHT (MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS) ACT 43 which was refused, and subsequently the plaintiff discovered Moul that the defendants were performing a piece from the T-e society's repertoire without having paid any fee. It was roet proved that the music used by the defendants in the per-Ltd. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ...in the society's fee, COPYRIGHT (MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS) ACT 43 which was refused, and subsequently the plaintiff discovered Moul that the defendants were performing a piece from the T-e society's repertoire without having paid any fee. It was roet proved that the music used by the defendants in the per-Ltd. formance bore a notice reserving performing rights, but the musical director swore that his attention had not been drawn to the fact that the performing rights were reserved. Whenever the plaintiff wrote and pointed out that they were performing the piece without authority, the defendants stopped the performance. Mr. Justice Wright.came to the conclusion that knowledge had not been proved, and the Court of Appeal upheld the decision, and the action was dismissed. Moore v. Edwardes (The Times, March 3, 1903.) Bench There is no property in an idea, but there is in an Division, author's plot or "scenario" of a play when put into The Lord words, and an action of damages lies if some other justice, author to whom he has shown his "scenario" makes aiverstone. unauthorised use of it in writing a play of his own. March a This case raised the question of authorship in the musical comedy entitled A Country Girl. The plaintiff, who is a dramatic author, had, at the request of the defendant, prepared and submitted to him a plot or "scenario" of a musical comedy. The defendant, when he read it, said it would not suit him, and sent the plaintiff 100 "for his trouble." He did not, however, return the "scenario," and subsequently when the defendant produced a musical comedy, written by Mr. Tanner, a well-known playwright, the plaintiff noticed a very great resemblance between it and his "scenario." He...
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