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CASES
1970-1979List of Cases
| Year | Country | Case Name | Court | Complaining Work | Defending Work | Complaining Author | Defending |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Strachborneo v. Arc Music | S.D.N.Y. | MOJO Workout | Got My Mojo Working | Ruth Stratchborneo | McKinley Morganfield |
| 1975 | UK | Mood Music v. De Wolfe | Ch. D. | Sogno Nostalgico | Girl in the Dark | Armando Sciascia | Jack Trombey |
| 1976 | US | Bright Tunes Music v. Harrisongs Music | S.D.N.Y. | He's So Fine | My Sweet Lord | Ronald Mack | George Harrison |
| 1976 | US | Granite Music v. United Artists | 9th Cir. | Tiny Bubbles | Hiding the Wine | Leon Pober | Ernest Gold |
| 1976 | US | MCA Music v. Earl Wilson | S.D.N.Y. | Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy | The Cunnilingus Champion of Co. C | Don Raye and Hughie Prince | Earl Wilson and Billy Cunningham |
| 1978 | US | Ferguson v. National Broadcasting Company | 5th Cir. | Jeannie Michele | Theme from "A Time to Love" | Wilma Ferguson | John Williams |
| 1978 | US | Herald Square Music v. Living Music | S.D.N.Y. | Day by Day | Theme for N.B.C.'s "Today Show" | Stephen Schwartz | Ray Ellis |
| 1978 | US | Plymouth Music Co. v. Magnus Organ Corp. | S.D.N.Y. | Holiday Polka | Holiday Polka | Anonymous | Anonymous |
| 1978 | JP | Harry v. Suzuki | Supreme Court of Japan | The Boulevard of Broken Dreams | One Rainy Night in Tokyo | Harry Warren | Doumei Suzuki |
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