Pifteenth:  That  the  said  publication  by  the  defendants  was  and  is  without  the
consent  or  authority  of  the  plaintiff  or  its  predecessors  in  interest.     That  the  said

wrongful  acts  of  the  defendants  in  publishing  the  said  composition,  "

"as  aforesaid,  are  causing  great  injury  and  damage  to  the  business

and  profits  of  the  plaintiff,  and  if  allowed  to  continue,  will  destroy  the  value  of  the

plaintiff 's  copyright  in  and  to  the  musical  composition  or  song  " "

and  that  if  the  defendants  be  permitted  to  continue  such  wrongful  and  unlawful  acts,
the  plaintiff  will  be  irreparably  injured.  That  a  continuance  of  the  acts  upon  the
part  of  the  defendants  will  lead  others  to  follow  their  example  and  weaken  and  gradu-
ally break  down  the  exclusive  right  which  plaintiff  has  in  and  to  the  said  musical

composition  " "  and  the  right  to  publish,  print,  reprint,

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copy  and  vend  the  same,  and  that  the  continuance  of  the  acts  of  the  defendants  will
damage  the  plaintiff  to  such  an  extent  that  no  damages  recovered  by  an  action  at
law  will  afford  it  adequate  relief,  and  the  damages  which  may  be  suffered  by  the  plain-
tiff are  not  capable  of  exact  estimation  or  calculation.
Sixteenth :  That  the  plaintiff 's  said  musical  composition  " "

is  of  great  value,  in  that  it  exceeds  in  value  the  sum  of ($ )

Dollars.
Seventeenth :  That  the  plaintiff  has  no  adequate  remedy  at  law.
WHEEEFOEE,  plaintiff  prays:

1.  That  a  writ  of  subpoena  issue  out  of  this  Honorable  Court  directed  to  the
defendants,  commanding  them  and  each  of  them  to  appear  and  answer  this  bill  within
twenty  days  after  service  of  said  writ.
