Variety (Dec 1937)

Wediicsday^ Dffc«^iier - JS'Sf, 1937 MUSIC VAItiEty . Advocates of a governmeht-supervised.code of fair trade ptactlces for the niusic: industry: haven't decided whether a group ol publishers wiil .be deleg?ited to appear; before: the Fe^^^^ Washington, Jan. 4,^ ^w^^^ trade heating ph . the proposed • covenant.' Pilots of the code .are inbiined. tb the beiief '' that such ' attendance ' : unnecessiairy, since v they do not anticipate any istrbng objection to it.: . ^ : Phraseology of the miisic code has beien okayed by the conihiission but- it qahnpt be incorp^^^ .; have been aired at . an open meeting and jt has . gbrie through the ■'routine'of'fbtmaV^^ ■. Slated' to^^ bfe oi^^ the Jan. :i nieetirife John 6. PMnei who . got ,the . code; idea going while head pf the. Music Piibli Association, .Harry Fox; present MPPA geri; mgr., and Joseph V. Mckee, who did the. code^s legal ,steerihg iEof the ihdustry^^ • ^ / "As counsel for .resignee . writei-s sought to irbii out . dissensi^^ Withr in the , Songwriters . Protective As- sociation,: Walter Fischer,^ head jbt Carl Fischer, :I|ic.; last: week look :;,-;irying-"'Gaeisar,.^.'vSPA.^^^ task*- ; for' dragging ai recent ; tou^^^^ de- .; cisiph."into; the. burrent: cdntroversy betWi^ifi vthfr ; liitigatipn which Caesar ;r^eiferre^ to -■ in; ai circular .letter: addressed io: ■ theiSPA memibershlp ■ ill-fated isult which; Jhe TPbahi V iaithiiy^ had bought ^agaihst;-; the Fischer firm.. In his letter to Caiesar, Fischer :; asserted . that either -th<i: former had -. ijpt taken the ■ Vrpubie. to ascertain ..' the .facts in the . case or ; he did :h'ot understahd • them. Fischer sQoreid Caesar for what he termed an atr . tenript to discredit fall cohcerned^^ : , the litigation, ihcludihg Fischer, ;lhe judge, : and the:<Tbbarti ^family's cpunsel. . Fischer, wanted to. know . Whether Caesar realized the im- : plications, of the ; d^ effect pn thW rights of a' wiuter :iri his- copyright a : contrary flhdihg would hav^: hadr ; "laie coUrr Toljani case: reafFirmed the xbpy- ; right" ownerV cohtrpl oVer a^^^^ and iany, versions \ of his . brigihal' work ■ and the righit of the briginial copy- right owner to renew if the creator .' ot the.';work. was an, employeie for ;liire. : vIUs(A^ pointed .Put^ that if : ariy one . Was free to - claiiii owner- ship of ah arrangement SPA'^^^^^m^ . bers; wpuld; have lots to worry-about the/property values of their Svprks. - ^.^■Csieiar's ;drcu^a^^.■.^to^■Uhe ^ SPJC meihberehip carried a reprint, of ' a story ,6n the Tobahi decision' in Varietv's issue of Dec. 15 and the Ipllpwing . statement: This case il- lustrates how iiifipprtaht it, is j6t : the writers to know w^^ are and how careful they miiist be Jn making arrangements With piib- :iiihers, The gre&test safeguard is : the existehce of a sbngwi'iters' or- : ganizktipn With uniform protective agreenrtents. No individual could tin-: dertake "to settle this question him- sself and;, therefore, your heirs and dependents are best safeguarded ,by ybur, brgani?ation. . There was no SPA ih- Tpbani's ;day^unfortuatcly/ v-Reinheimer in L.. A^^^ . :HoMrd:S. Reinheimer^ a group: of ' important; . ■■writers, is'cU : informing his, client^ What the; si?A • council is willing to do tp avert; their complete Withdrawal:. from' the as-. • ' sociation. -SPA 'h^^^ :. cpncessiohs. will;. mend .the, orgamza- . tibn rift.; Under the /propp'sfed. plah ; of redrgahizationyrmemhers Would Jpe \bpuhd to the SPA: for bnly flVe or 10 years, the eastern council cPuld dp nothing to .affect, the western Writers"' relatipns' with; their studips .without the latter tlaSs* consent-^hid . theri^ • Wpyld- be :^nb. ihterlpcking : rtiferinibei'- . .-shlf)s on the SPA c'ouncU - and the di- rectptate of the Aiherician Society of: <?pm^sers, Am^^^^ . ■ . Publishers, of; thie last rieforrri is-.tb .- preyeht those, ernpowered to classii'y ■ . A.SCAP .W.titers. from:4ising this au- .Ihprity tp'further -the SfA's 'cohlrb'i, ; ;byer,these same 'writers. ; :v v.-, ■' €k Mills G^iBs Wesit jack: .Mills' left for Hollywood Monday (27) to confbr.,. with :his Jjrother, Irving, on some; film score deals and also gives the once over to , the. Cbiist setuiJ bf iwiills Music,' Inc. ~ ; .He will; be, gbhe from ;New: Ybrk ■. .rpr •five;.W.(Bek6. •'.: .':.r.Warry..pwens^nd',hls.brchesti-..'i av- rived from.. SeC Francisco • for V<\ mpunt's 'CbcbiaWt Gi^vc.'v : : • Boston, Dec. 28. ; " Mack Paql, vkid'-^ pf. Hai-ry Paul, ;l(reW Ehglaiid' rep' .fbr' ifyihg Berlin^ Inc,, this ^-^^kikf -^Ndid -xiih^ Bb&ton-New England rejp for iE: B. Mairks mlisic outfit. Last week, Maiek: had. beien annexed .by: Harry tb be his assistant aVthe Berlin;pffi(Se. .> With '; Bob -Harris / . being^/; harhed ,N^w-England rep for a stein, the; ;toWn s^till has^ tWb mUsic outfils Ippkihg for jneh. : The Back Ba.y :;M(Jsic Cbrhpany,' and Warner Brbthers;'. -'.•■•.•• :.; mmmmm to L A; Mose: Gumble,'. executive, hiead of the. iProfessipnal V iziusic Meh,: Jne., heads .. to- .the. epias.t -shortly'aflet tfi5r}sji first of the year. Spcco ^^pcc6 .may acconipany, ;;but via:tter ex^Pjative biz for the Warner. .Bros,':-m ih- :teresjlsi/.^■"./'.■■".■;\ '.^ ' --' : '•' (Efumbie is, lining ;up plans for the neS(t, ;PMM benefit. ;Is . also flirting .with the idea of a benefit: show in HollyWppd;;;.- ' '■ '■' in I^biirgh Br^ ;■. • ••; Pittsburgh, Dec.; 28. ; ■ :Pick : I^iboj:t,v:Radib^ Citiy .MuSicl Hall: organist,: Will ;debut hi^ ^ rieW dance band. Which he has. bsenV - heai'sing ;for several months, here at swanky Allegheny Cpuhiry / Club,: Jan.. 7. It's fbr;; a '■. private, society party.<;-^ ' ■:■■■ r;/; - - ■•.J'v^v-'.: . ;:FbIloWmg; night, .l^eibert' Wiil -piay. private-rhbme brgart,;of..i'v Ai McGih- ley; at; Wfedding bf .McGiriiby's daugh-; ter;:v i;^tt<6r 'in . past . h^ Xieibert-, bn; :Scve^a^^.s^^^ Work prpg;ranis? and is.;the same felr :]ow Whb;.backed;'House: That Jacks. .Built'y show ^.tWp years ago which originated fronri- his palatial :SfiWiGk- ;ley Hcjghl;s mansion; v -. - : v / ishers B«k:ftus<ie of Coislly Precedient'-.: ■; ahies 0^ Casie Re6peile4 Shapiro/Bcira^ At^nerican Merdiry Use Of *Ioyd tbilm^^^^ ro, Bernstein VSt, CP.: instruct- jed its ' counsel ' ^Monday, (27) to file an infringement actibn: agia.ihst. the publishers of; the: America^^ Merpur^' magazine- - because it /printed: ;the: lyrics of 'The .Dea^^^^^ of Floyd Col- lins' in'the November issue, -Verses Werir included in ah .article,, Tloyd Collins in: the Sand ^Cave,':by:; 6]ahd C. Russell. ■ - ; \Hillbilly; lament, . CQ-authored' by the. Re.v. Andrbw Jenkins; and ;Irehe Spain, Was. coipyrighted fay SrB in 1925. When 'the musip ; publishing cpricerh . prptested to the mag ;pub-^ lisHer :it was; tbid . tjiat. the,; yersesi had; hpt -been copied ^from a rlghtb.d : publiciitiPh ; bii Were froin. ..; phonogriap.h -record. £»rtible crieditied neither ilie writers nor thevpublisher; ;copy- .'taken song s Blue Itarron into the Edison hotel; N. Y.^ Jan.: 6, vBrst X^^Y; date. ;fbr Ohib crew Which gets ah: NBG Wire. the .locefc, ./rp.m ;Mpnday thrPu^^ .«v.»iW/.o, on o^^v /^-^..i.ii *w<v,i-i:»i-^^-^..: ___ ; >. y >:y/»f'«*«''5.t» jv' Ihe tiiio NBC litik:s and QBlS. Sundew (Dcc...v2o-26).; ,Grond mai^tepresenis accii,rftulaie\i peff^^ : oii ■ComnieTciats^ refers to air ty^cs pliijgfi pn sponsored prbgrtLrrisi :lh^Source^: toU umtii ^ (S^notes^J^^ i: leqif tunes, :cmd; ?pop'; sijedjcs /br itsel/. ybii'rea sweetheart,..::. i -: True Gonfessibh.:.......>.,v.,.... Once in a While.: ... i. ... ; ; ,;;. I've Hitche4 My;Wa^ph to a Star. Hosfllic.'.. • * •«.'««'« Sweet Someone. Publisher iRobbins ...Famous Miller .Harms t ^■^ . •.. •.•... ..'a i .Chappell •>.• * f«' * ff '«•*.. ^-Feist'...' I Roses in Etecember.,...;,......., ....., Berlin I Double: Dare .You.. *... There's a Gold Mine in the Sky ..;. Bob White...;.. i^ ...........;.,.;; V Viehi,: Vieh^^..v... i.-. i\ ... .v.;. Nice Work; If You Cat! Get If. ..; v. Bei; Mir Bist Du Schben ...... I Wanha Be ih Winchellls Cblumn;. Blossoms bn . BroadWay ; . V.... / ... : Ybu Took Words Out of My Heart. Source '■. ...;..... i.. * You're a S Weetheirt ..V.. . ., *Truie Confession Pop • • • ». •. • ■ • • • » .• • • • J ......; Holly wbod. Hotei ,,., * > i' i J ' •■$•9 .9 When Grgsin Played O Promise Me.. i . Morns I StiU Love to Kiss YbU (Goodnite;..... Feist.. In the StiU bf Nights*..... vv.... . . .iChappell ^Dipsy Doodle.>i..... ....i.;.. . Lincoln . Cachita: ,...; ..:.>..:. Sbuthern Thrill of a Lifetime... ......... . Mario Sail Along Silvery Moon....;.>..,..... Select Toy Trumpet, .v;. . . .i . .;..>. ; . iQircle le; ... Love and Hisses...... . . ♦Life'.of Party.- . irb -, .:.■.;.,;.Pop:'-.>-'.''.:.:.:i:.. .,.;.Berlin -.;.. ;;;;.'i;y.;;v.Pbp; . ;i .. ;.; Rerhick-.. i.. i.. Pop. . . . .;.;.. v. ;-Witmark: *v.y i.;.;; .Pop;;..'. ".; ,. i Chappell ..'....:.. •Damsel in Distress-. .-...■•Harms; .v.-..-.-.-.,;.;-. .Pep. ;.;-.';■..;■.':< , ,. Fejist ..;. i...; 'Love, and Hisses... ,.' . Famous,... Paramount, ,...,. /Blpsso^ns on BrbadWay>., Big;.Brbadcasti;.', .Pop ... .;...*52d street *.Roisaiie • •■ f'^^^^P. • 'v* •'.'4: • Pop « «..■■;■,■.; ft i i /♦ThrUi of a Uf etim yyi. .Ppp:'.i... ... y- l, *-Vw • • • • • • • ^« • ■* % • • '•' • Mama I;Wanha Make Rhythm .>.. i;...Sanlly-Joy She's Tall-Tah TerriftCi.,..:.. . . .,Mills .. >..v.. 1 See Your Face Before Me.. Crawford . ; . Foggy Day ... . .........V. . .. Ghappell You Can't Stop Me from Dream! ... ,. Remick ;..... Sweet Strangei-. . ,....1..;...;. Ager.-Y€llen.> Mission by the Siea;.....;.,. .. J.. Shapiro You Started Something.. .Marks , . Pojp,.. My Heaven bn Earth...........i Witmark; *......;. *Start How Many Rhymes? i..,..,.. v...,. ,Remick -: ..:...... Pop ,. I Told Skntapiaiis to Bring You.JSantly^Joy Pop Every:.Day's a Holiday. i.. ..... i.,...., Famous v..•,.: Ten Pretty .Girls.... iCrawford; . Let's Give Love Another Chance; . , Robbins. .....; Mania That M:pbn;'s Herie Again.;,;;.;v Pa.ramo.unt. Ebbtide ;;;;. ..;;v^v*>:..>. ;v..:... . . i. .. iv ParambUnt: .v...:: Now They Call It SWingi; . ........ Handmah-lHirsch Santa: Claus is;Cbming to Town. . . . .'. . . Feist ;:.. i.;. , *Minhattari Merry-Gb-Rbund.. ,. i .. tCotton. Club 'Parade. . V. i tBetween the Devil ♦Damsel in Distress Pop - • • »'• •-• • «' 4 « • • .« • % Pop . ; ; . Pbp ;.;.;. • ' • • V • • • Cheering, • • t'.a • b ■ • •.• f.,».i ♦Eviery; Day's a. Hbliday.. . i. ^; Pop.'.:v. .-..V.:v:.;.. Hitting a,New- High.... '.X ...; :'^Big Broadcast; iv; ;:. PDp-.v;:.::.-.;. ;V.' ... . ; ^Ebbtide . -;;;..., Have; Ybu Met Miss Jones?. SoVnebbdy's Thinking Of Ybu Tbniite My First Impression bf Youi . . . . .■.:. I Wanti YoU for Christnias'.......,.. If It's Lasj Thing i:i3o.;..;v..:; V.. Everything; Yoir Said .Came "True. .. Let*s .Waltz for Old Times Sakev^ Snake .Charmer..i .;. ;:. ; . ... . .... ^Jbisiejphrhe; ■.■;;-.-~.-'.ViV. l..-']-.-.-.:.,',-;: : In a- Littie'White;l>ighthbuse. . . .^:V^ Mbrie Power to Ypu.. .. ■'Farewell;My..'Lpvei.;;...'..-..,■,.',.; ;■; • Tune' in-.'bri My.^■Heart.•.'. .■ * Reinernber ' Me?... i,:... <...;.. ...,..; brie, Kqse Left in My Heart; . .; <, Roilin';-. Plains. :;;.\ vi-;v. .;-.v.iv Thi§ Np.ver Happened'Before..; 1 WinVer Wbnderland;..... . Rpckiri*:'the.TbWh:; J V... i /; ., .■ ' ^ r^m "the One Who Loves Ybu.. ■.:; ...■ . Who ^nbws?,;; . ,;;.;. You vHave .EVerythihg I Want a New Romancie, . :..-. Let's Pitch a;Little;Wbo-.:;.. I'm. Like a - Fish Out of Water.;;.. -.Greatest Mistake Of ;My: Li£e;, -..-1-.:. I Live the Life l Love..:... . . ..;: "BearDown. ^.^ ;-, 'So Many..Memibries,'.:,--, . . ..;.; Ji!bi.lee. -. ,, .--:/..^;;. . ■. .;;;. . .Have You; Ever Been.-' . "Heaver^"/, i Miles Apart^..;.'. :;.; ;-.•. .X?.... :-.-. ; .v.v. .Gcttjn^:iSbme.Fun-.0uT.':6l;Life ■ Mbbn; of Manukurn.;..; ;v;:. Tf.I Can.Count Ph .Ybiu, ',,,:...;. .i.; Strange. :Lbnelin.e!is.. , . v.v. vv . ; :.Ch,appeir .;;; ;.. >;., ,...; Schu^tier-Miiler, ..Chappell. : v.; ... . Harms ...,;,..... ,.;, Cra Wford.- ^ i :.. i : . . . Remick ; . i . .;..;• : : y:.; Witmark;' . j.-,: . ..,iMarks; v!; .'<^.,v. \ :.. .'..Feist;-;/;;-.-:-:-.'..;-'-;-,. ;'..:.Dbha)dson-i.;..;.,; :Mii-)er,'./'.. ;,; ..Harni.«:. ........... ;:,.;.; Gilbert.,.;. .■.■. ;. ,i;-. ... Witrriai k /i.. -,. ,. ivShapiro-....;,.;;. .. .Schustef-Mil 1 tir'; ;..'. .-,Rbbfa.ins ;,.-. Donaldson • - ;• :■ ' .WUrhark , . .'1; . .'i-', ,;-Gern:.:;,:-; ,. ;:•-• > ^ •'. ,; .-i ehif^ppeJ,!- .■; '.'v.. ,;/>-. CraWl'prd. ;;;: ■ ;■. ;/.; . .- Famoii.s. i. j Major.v. V.:. .,.;^ i ,;Harms..'.;:,;i , ;-.^.-M.i.lj,8 ,';;.;-..>. -.'i...';Wbi:dj; &:MUsic., ,.:■.-,■„; •;appc.ii.•'. . .v/Sbapii-o :;;;; ;•:.- Famou's-, ; :.-.■: ;i;. ;:,Santly;-joyv,;-.,;.,. ;;::^; Davis;:;..;.;-,;;,. .... ; , ~ D.riiiij]((,■-oil.;,. ;-.';; .- -K;a 1 m?) r'-^R iJb'y • - - ■■ . AHcn-.-y,^!!^^. -..; .; v . Drina I d son. ■. ■;. . ;-.. 19387. -.Pbpv... ::.>.■.;-•;,...■..;..■ i. ... . :;. *rd Rather Be Right. .Pop -; '^HaVing :Woriderful Time; . Pop.' i. ; -.'.. . ; , V, ;;Pbp: ;.-.;; ;,..r ...... 'VPdp .^v.,'.;;'---;- ,:pbp'.; i,..-.-- . Pop /.:. ;■;;..: . . Pop; ,v,..',.-;.,,,-.-.^;. ,. y:T'6p .;■■.-.-;;.;; .: :"'Merry;-GbTRo-und : :.iPbp,„',.• ;■ :. ;■::;. V;,. -.•:.•;;.-;'.;^:>. v. :vPbp.-..;.■.. ..;..^;^;.:.\ .;;,.,;.■;,.-.,-.v.-...-. ;,*Mr„ Dbdd;; Takes the Air ; ;....; :;.Pop: v'v /. ;:*.Rolliri-/Plains:. v..'. i. .'/.♦Hitting,.a•Ncw.High; ;.-. , .Pop..':.;;.;-..; i::::-.-.:.-..:..::'^,..::-.:. : ;*Starl :;Cheering;.;:. , . .- ; Pop■,:,-.;■::,;..■,.:.;•■;.;.'.-.,... ., ^Rosalie ,-:.,;.:.^;:;..,...,..,;'..-..;; ,. tBei-wecn: the.-De-y.il,.■;...',.■:;.. :;'*LoVe on Toa.st-, ;.:'.^... i-,-.... .■-pop..;.-.:....v;..;,;;s;.;:^.-; - *H6l.li:Wopd Hotel - ;, ■. Pop-: V■;.,;,.„ ■;4;,:; ;■ .'v.;, ,.:;',;.:.-.;. .; -|-.Pri.nceton' Mask- and Wig;..; ': . +'~rarid Terrace Revue.Vj . ..; ■■Pfip -.:v; ;-^;-. >.;-•.;:-;i^^"... , .*Every. Day'.s a Holiday. ;:, ..:,.; r^Manhattan;:Meri^yrGo-Rb.un'd-. . .'Hurricarife. 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'X- :;-,•. :i. -.I--:;- ■:;.ov.- :■. -^i •: - 0 ;.2--- -0 o'.-- Voicals 23. ■■. 19. 21 12 ■:; 13 .j2.,:;v 14 ;■.:;.: 14 12 ■; ;..'9- ;■, 15 12 •I4'- \ 12 . 9 -: U 10 9 ■ 8 •■-.:- .7 10 9 -.. ■ 1 V •'" ,8 : 6 8 -: ■ .7 . 6 ■■ 6 ■■ 5 . 4 ;:. ■; 9 8 ;;- m: 5: :' ■ -4:.'-:. ■ 1 .7. - 7 ■-. 5 -■'- A ■ -:;: ■■•■••7".- ;7. ■ ■ .:-. 6 ■-::. • 4 :/ 4 vV- 2. 2 ■. • 0;; -4 - : 2 -• - ..-2. .'5 - ;-• 4;-::; 2,:-:. ■ I■ ': 5 .' 3 :.. 3 -■■ 2 ■ 0 4 ■ ■ A ,v- 3 .3 ■-3:-' . :3 r 3; 2; ■■'i.: .; 2 ;, -. 2 • • v. : 1- - ' / Because of its .Widesfciread inrjppr- ,- tahcip, a long pending suit by W.. A. : iBud) Wilkiet San .Franciscb . mu-;! siici ,' c3mpo.ssr, arranjg[er and musi-; ; cnl contractor, against Santly Brbs., Inc. rind Bern ice Petkbre,; pufalishc alnd composer bf IStariight, Help. Mb Find the : One I Love,' ; lis being financed by both the general music pubHshing, . inte^^ests ; and^ " certain niptibh ;pictui-ie; cb.mp.a.nies: on~ its J'apr ' ; penl..'-, Sujt Wentvup. to the U. S, Supreme Cputt tWhierei J; apparently;-. Wilkie Won .his pla'giarism';siiit;; the pop Song -but . on a petition fpr-:. reargutnent • Jud.'^es Maritbh, Swan.; and Chase in the U. S. Circuit Court v of Appeals granted Jul '.z ' T. Abeles, Edwin P. ; Kilroe ..'arid ■'■,(pharles,; •' SiV, Rpsenschein : in .their:. pliea argument. ■ • •:; ' ■■ : crux,of this :suLt is far-reachfng in its ijtiportence hecaiUsc Abeles,; et al. is trying to prpvepbiiit that similarity alone in musical compositions is nbt, sufficient to. establish plfiigjarismv^ That a theft' of a musical or .pther';; c6r>yrighted work can bnly ba 'estab;. Hshed by the fact that; either-. party , had 'access.*• ... v..' ■ ' Frisco jind New York ;.;,: ; Whyfore of iits importance - ;; emphasized, by; attorneys on " the, tl; '■;Ol'y that a, ^niusicpublisher or a ■ filni producer : might, fiijd: himself heavily embsirrassec\ for: example, ih , Australia, or in another corner bf the .world, just because some local cOrrt'- paser, in that part of the globe, inight prove a similarity in musical thejrne. In this case, Biid Wilkie .' froni : Frisco; Miss Petkere is a New York giirl, 'Access* wasn't proved; simiiarityi; was'more or less estatilished. Besides the Music Publishers' Pro*; tectiye Ass*n financing the ttppeal.' because pf its teist-case importance,. Abeles is counsel for the Metro niusic intei-ests, . and Kilroe is - at- torney for 20th Century-Fox, Wiiich,.: of course, would indicate where the . major interests lie. v ;.;- ^ '■: : Case history is unique because (1) it was Miss Petkere's first published song; She used to scratch bff themes; on, back; of menus and it Was in a ■ restaurant that Freddy Berrens, thie orchestra leader, testified he Was so smitten With the theme that it was he who got Joe Young, to fashion the lyric to 'Starlight.' Young, however; ; Is no co-defendant, since the suit revolves around alleged plagiarism pf the melody only, v ,: Orlffltiallty Impoislble Abeles, for, Santly Bros, and Miss Petkerer argued that there are. bnly 3 notes in the chromatic scale , and; such, thing , as 'originality' of com- position thus .becomes. almbst im- : possible. Dr. iSigmund Spaeth, of his witnesseis, teetifi^ that Wilkie's song, 'Confessing' (incidentally never published or copyrighted) was similar to 'Violets' and 'Mavis,' two standard numbers. •;;,-; ■;--■;■,■; •;,-.,;■-■;•,'.■,:':■■';; Abeles recoursed to his nbw famou.< Tin Pan Alley victory by Fred Fischer, Inc. and Johnny CDarda- riella^) Black; against;Charles billingi ham-Jerome Kern-Harms CKaltia') wherein Judge Learned Hand, ad- mitted he Ijtad to reverse himsel f from : * decision he handed down I9i0; at which time he also sat in the case; of, the late Silvio Hein versus the lalenCharles K, Harris. When Judge' Learned Hand . then - ruled that siiiiilarity cbnstilutbd ;pl^^ music publishers Were inundated yith suits predicated oh that ground. Subsequently - it's been established ■■■ .that 'access'; is • the crux v of Such ' cases, and recoursing agai). to the present action, if this isn't,affirmed it . Wpuld again inspire flood bf , nuisance, suits against • songs and; filmusicals;. : •. ' '■;V •;..:::: ";r'./;';3tjO,OOO^a^ It's been established ! that byer: 30,000 musical icbmpbsitibns.are copy^ righted ; every year, and; that -'gives ! idea of what piah" ,result ■ frorh calch-as-catch-can litigatibns. What makes this.decision remark- .alb>l|»;:ifi .that, Bqd' ■VViik;ie;hadractuaily;V been given a victory, and. a speciial .master,wa.s to fix hi.s' damjages. The .defep;.t;e: appeal, pirobably far exceeds in economic investment what would beVthb mphetiary;;eotisideratioh'.fbr .settling the entire matter.; '