Miller Music Corp. v. Charles N. Daniels, Inc.

Miller Music Corp. v. Charles N. Daniels, Inc., 362 U.S. 373 (1960), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the executor of a copyright holder's will is eligible to renew that copyright.[1]

Miller Music Corp. v. Charles N. Daniels, Inc.
Argued February 24–25, 1960
Decided April 18, 1960
Full case nameMiller Music Corp. v. Charles N. Daniels, Inc.
Citations362 U.S. 373 (more)
80 S. Ct. 792; 4 L. Ed. 2d 804; 125 U.S.P.Q. 147
Case history
Prior158 F. Supp. 188 (S.D.N.Y. 1957); affirmed, 265 F.2d 925 (2d Cir. 1959); cert. granted, 361 U.S. 809 (1959).
Holding
The executor of a copyright holder's will is eligible to renew that copyright.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas · Tom C. Clark
John M. Harlan II · William J. Brennan Jr.
Charles E. Whittaker · Potter Stewart
Case opinions
MajorityDouglas, joined by Warren, Black, Clark, Brennan
DissentHarlan, joined by Frankfurter, Whittaker, Stewart

References

  1. Miller Music Corp. v. Charles N. Daniels, Inc., 362 U.S. 373 (1960).
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