“Paper Doll” was a popular song credited to Johnny S. Black, copyrighted December 9, 1915. His widow, Sallie Black Waldo, renewed it November 11, 1943, with defendant Wonnell as administrator. The widow assigned the rights November 11, 1943, to Marks Music Corp.
“Epoch argues, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 209, that the Certificate of Copyright Renewal that it obtained in 1942 was prima facie proof of the facts stated therein and of the validity of the renewal copyright. Further, it contends that the passage of time [twenty-seven years] without challenge to the renewal adds significant support to its validity. Both of these contentions must be rejected.