Holding that, in the absence of written contracts, the manager of a singing group may own the rights to the name if he or she remains continuously involved with the group and is in a position to control the quality of its services
In Five Platters, Inc. v. Purdie, 419 F. Supp. 372 (D.Md. 1976), the court held that the amendment to § 35 did not apply to a lawsuit which had been instituted in 1973.