Judge Cederbaum's text, Aug. 23, 2002: [Introduction] -- The facts -- Discussion -- I. The license agreement -- II. Significance of publication -- III. Certificates of copyright registration -- IV. Dances created by Graham during the 35 years that she was employed by defendants -- Works made for hire -- Works made for hire under the 1909 act -- At the expense of the employer -- At the instance of the employer -- Works made for hire under the 1976 Act -- Published post-1956 works -- V. Works created by Grahm prior to 1956 -- Public domain -- Commissioned works -- Assignment of copyright in the pre-1956 works -- Assignment of renewal term -- Published pre-1956 works -- VI. Sets and costumes -- The Noguchi sets -- Remaining sets, costumes, and theatrical properties -- VII. Plaintiff's replevin claim with respect to other personal property -- VIII. Defendants' breach of fiduciary duty counterclaim -- Constructive Trust -- Conclusion.
Call number
*MGZA
Note
Introduction by Francis Mason with a brief history of events associated with the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance from 1991-2002, and a synopsis of findings in recent court cases.
Reprints the opinion regarding the second phase of the lawsuit issued Aug. 23, 2002 by Federal District Court Judge Miriam Cedarbaum (Opinion 01 Civ. 271 [MGC]).
Author
Mason, Francis.
Title
The legacy of Martha Graham.
Local note
United States District Court, Southern District of New York : The Martha Graham School and Dance Foundation, Inc. and Ronald A. Protas, individually and as Trustee of the Martha Graham Trust, plaintiffs; against Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance, Inc. and Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance, Inc., defendants; Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General of the State of New York, intervenor-defendant.
Added author
Cedarbaum, Miriam Goldman.
Mason, Francis.
Found in:
Ballet review. New York. v. 30, no. 3 (fall 2002), p. 33-72.