Legal Opinion
Davis v. E. I. DuPont de Nemqurs & Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 2, 1966No. 60 Civ. 2198PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PEINBERG, Circuit Judge*.
Plaintiff Donald Davis claimed that a 1960 nationwide telecast, participated in by defendants, infringed his copyrights in a dramatization of Edith Wharton’s famous novel, “Ethan Frome.” I decided the issue of liability in plaintiff’s favor in Davis v. E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 240 F.Supp. 612 (S.D.N.Y. 1965), and thereafter, upon submission of the issue of statutory damages on stipulated facts, awarded plaintiff $25,000, 249 F.Supp. 329 (S.D.N.Y.1966). Reference to both opinions should be made for a more complete understanding of the case. This opinion is the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Farmer v. Arabian American Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Rodgers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Lotus Development Corp. v. Borland International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Grosset & Dunlap, Inc. v. Gulf & Western Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- Blackman v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1985
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