KNOX, District Judge.
In any country in which a musical composition may be copyrighted, and the proprietor of the copyright is entitled to the protection of that country's law, I do not believe, in the absence of proof, it can be presumed that a particular composition is within the public domain. For this reason, I think the plaintiff herein has the burden of proving that such musical compositions on which he seeks recovery are, in fact, in the public domain of the...
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