Article on song copyright lawsuit

Event Information

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Record Information

Status:
Published

Last Updated:
19 February 2024

Performance Date(s) and Time(s)

03 Mar 1872
30 Mar 1872
27 Apr 1872
04 May 1872
11 May 1872

Performers and/or Works Performed

1)
"When the band begins to play"
Composer(s): Hunt

Citations

1)
Article: New York Herald, 03 March 1872, 5.

Lawsuit against proprietors of variety theatres and music dealers; claim that the song, composed by Harry Wall and George W. Hunt and copyrighted in 1871, was unlawfully sung and sold in New York.

2)
Article: New York Clipper, 30 March 1872, 414.

Dismissal of the preliminary injunction.

3)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 27 April 1872, 30.

Harry Wall’s lawsuit against Tony Pastor.

4)
Article: New York Clipper, 04 May 1872, 38.

Decision rendered that Harry Wall has no copyright, and that anyone may sing, print, or publish the song.

5)
Announcement: New York Clipper, 11 May 1872, 46.

 Disclaimer of American actor and manager Harry Wall from any connection with the songwriter of the same name.