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[QP030-F] Jose Elizondo et al. v. Jorge Alcalde

This folder contains material pertaining to the suit brought by José F. Elizondo, Luis G. Jorda, and Rafael Medina against Jorge A. Alcalde in Mexico. The case was initiated in 1906 and involved alleged copyright violations by Alcalde, an agent of the Mexican National Phonograph Co. The selected items consist of letters concerning the case, along with correspondence between attorneys representing the National Phonograph Co., the Victor Talking Machine Co. and the Columbia Phonograph Co. regarding musical copyright in Mexico. Also selected is a copy of the court decision in a related case involving Elizondo and S. V. Schmill, an agent of the Victor Talking Machine Co. in Mexico. Related material can be found in the archival record group, National Phonograph Company Records.

Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park.

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