District Court, S.D. New York December 27, 1962 (Muse v. Mellin)

LEVET, District Judge.

This action for declaratory judgment concerns the ownership of the renewal right in the copyright of a popular song entitled, “When It’s Sleepy Time Down South.”

Both the corporate plaintiff, Mills Music, Inc. (Mills), and the defendants claim the renewal rights through the plaintiff Clarence Muse, one of three coauthors.