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- Title: Hoste v. Radio Corp.
- Author : Sixth Circuit. United States Court Of Appeals
- Release Date : January 07, 1981
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 49 KB
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The plaintiff appeals from an order granting summary judgment to all defendants in this case claiming copyright infringement. Plaintiff obtained a copyright of her song As Long As I Have You in 1946 and a renewal in 1974 as an unpublished composition. In her pro se complaint filed on March 9, 1978, she stated that she heard Elvis Presley sing a song, I'm Yours on September 2, 1965 and that the Presley song was practically identical to hers except for some changes in the lyrics. She also alleged that I'm Yours continued to be performed after 1965. The district court held that the Copyright Act provides a three year statute of limitations which bars recovery of any claims of plaintiff for damages which accrued prior to March 9, 1975. 17 U.S.C. § 507(b). We agree and affirm the judgment to that extent.