Jack Beeson, Chen Yi, John Corigliano, et al.
Amici Curiae
Fred Koenigsberg, Counsel of RecordJack Beeson, Chen Yi, and John Corigliano are joined in this brief by 13 other symphonic and concert composers. Fred Koenigsberg is a partner specializing in copyright law at the firm White & Case, where he represents such corporations as Disney and BMG Music. He received his law degree from Columbia University in 1972. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondent as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on August 5, 2002.The experience of centuries of musical history testifies to one of the most unhappy realities of symphonic and concert music:…
