Twentieth Century Music Corp. v. Aiken
1975 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Twentieth Century Music Corp v. Aiken, 422 U.S. 151 (1975), was an important decision of the United States Supreme Court, out of the Third Circuit, that questioned whether the reception of a copyrighted song on a radio broadcast constitutes a copyright violation if the copyright owner has only licensed the broadcaster to "perform the composition publicly for profit".
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Quick Facts Twentieth Century Music Corp. v. Aiken, Argued April 21, 1975 Decided June 17, 1975 ...
Twentieth Century Music Corp. v. Aiken | |
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Argued April 21, 1975 Decided June 17, 1975 | |
Full case name | Twentieth Century Music Corp. v. Aiken |
Docket no. | 74-452 |
Citations | 422 U.S. 151 (more) |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
Holding | |
Radio reception does not constitute a "performance," and therefore Respondent did not infringe upon petitioners' exclusive right "[t]o perform the copyrighted work publicly for profit." | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stewart, joined by Brennan, White, Marshall, Powell, Rehnquist |
Concurrence | Blackmun |
Dissent | Burger, joined by Douglas |
Laws applied | |
17 U.S.C. § 106 | |
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings | |
Buck v. Jewell-LaSalle Realty Co. |
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