GERSHWIN PUBLISHING CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COLUMBIA ARTISTS MANAGEMENT, INC., Defendant-Appellant, and Community Concerts, Inc., Defendant, 443 F.2d 1159

Summary

Plaintiff filed suit alleging copyright infringement by defendant and another. Defendant managed a local association which staged, without permission, plaintiff's works at a for-profit event. The district court granted summary judgment for plaintiff. The court affirmed, finding defendant caused infringement by organizing, supervising, and controlling the local organization, and by knowingly participating in the infringement. The court held that defendant was in a position to police the infringement and it derived financial benefit from the actions of the primary infringers.