The music publishers pressed on. The following year, the U.S. Court of Appeals not only upheld the pro-Mad decision in regard to the 23 songs, it adopted an approach that was broad enough to strip the publishers of their limited victory regarding the remaining two songs. Writing a unanimous opinion for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Circuit Judge Irving Kaufman observed, "We doubt that even so eminent a composer as plaintiff Irving Berlin should be permitted to claim a property interest in iambic pentameter."Retrieved on November 20, 2020. via —George Washington University Music Copyright Infringement Resource. from the original on August 15, 2020. The publishers again appealed, but the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal, allowing the decision to stand. Library of Congress Card No 72-91781 The precedent-setting 1964 ruling established the rights of parodists and satirists to mimic the meter of popular songs.
The music publishers pressed on. The following year, the U.S. Court of Appeals not only upheld the pro-Mad decision in regard to the 23 songs, it adopted an approach that was broad enough to strip the publishers of their limited victory regarding the remaining two songs. Writing a unanimous opinion for the United States Court! of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Circuit Judge Irving Kaufman observed, "We doubt that even so eminent .a composer as plaintiff Irving Berlin should be permitted to claim a property interest in iambic pentameter."Retrieved on November 20, 2020. via —George Washington University Music Copyright Infringement Resource from the original on August 15, 2020. The publishers again appealed, but the U.S. Supreme Court refused. to hear the appea!l, allowing the decision to stand. Library of Congress Card No 72-91781 The precedent-setting 1964 ruling established the rights of parodists and satirists to mimic the m.eter of popular songs.