Statute treatment: 17 U.S.C. § 24

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 185 citation events across 100 distinct cases.

185citations total

100distinct interpreting cases

24distinct courts

6citations in last 5y

1937–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Roger M. Gordon v. Vincent Youmans, Inc. And Miller Music Corporation (1965) ca2 74 own cites 6× in case

#2 Picture Music, Inc. v. Bourne, Inc. (1972) ca2 83 own cites 4× in case

#3 Peter Bartok v. Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., and Benjamin Suchoff, as Trustee of the Estate of Bela Bartok (1975) ca2 42 own cites 5× in case

#4 Donaldson Publishing Co. v. Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc. (1967) ca2 39 own cites 4× in case

#5 Hill & Range Songs, Inc. v. Fred Rose Music, Inc. (1975) tnmd 7 own cites 11× in case

#6 Marvel Characters, Inc., Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. Joseph H. Simon, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellant (2002) ca2 653 own cites 1× in case

#7 Patricia Lebouef Murphy, as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward Fontenot, Deceased, Etc. v. Houma Well Service, and Eva C. Fontenot, Intervenor (1969) ca5 543 own cites 1× in case

#8 Corcovado Music Corp. v. Hollis Music, Inc., Bendig Music Corp., Songways Service, Inc. (1993) ca2 34 own cites 3× in case

#9 Picture Music, Inc. v. Bourne, Inc. (1970) nysd 33 own cites 3× in case

#10 Goldstein v. California (1973) scotus 302 own cites 1× in case

#11 Ramos Perea v. Editorial Cultural, Inc. (2021) ca1 55 own cites 2× in case

#12 Raymond Rohauer, Doing Business as the Coronet Theater v. Leopold Friedman, Trustee in Liquidation of the Assets of Buster Keaton Productions, Inc. (1962) ca9 37 own cites 2× in case

#13 Broadcast Music, Inc. v. Roger Miller Music, Inc., Shannon Miller Turner (2005) ca6 35 own cites 2× in case

#14 International Film Exchange, Ltd. v. Corinth Films, Inc. (1985) nysd 11 own cites 4× in case

#15 Tobani v. Carl Fischer, Inc. (1938) ca2 32 own cites 2× in case

#16 Herbert Rosenthal Jewelry Corp. v. Edward and Lucy Kalpakian, Etc. (1971) ca9 134 own cites 1× in case

#17 Bernard Susser v. Carvel Corporation, Carvel Dari-Freeze Stores, Inc., Carvel Stores Realty Corporation, and Eight Other Cases (1964) ca2 131 own cites 1× in case

#18 Isaac FORD, Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNIROYAL PENSION PLAN, Defendant-Appellee (1998) ca6 126 own cites 1× in case

#19 Abend v. MCA, Inc. (1988) ca9 100 own cites 3× in case

#20 Hill & Range Songs, Inc. v. Fred Rose Music, Inc. (1978) ca6 14 own cites 3× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.