DAWSON, District Judge.
This case, tried by the Court without a jury, raises the issue as to whether John Veliotes, otherwise known as and hereinafter referred to as, Johnny Otis, was one of the authors of a song entitled "Hound Dog" which apparently has had wide distribution on records and on radio and television.
It appears without contradiction that the plaintiff is an Ohio corporation; that on or about April 30, 1951, Johnny Otis had, by an agreement in...
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