Legal Opinion
C. Brian Burke, M.D. v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 17, 1979No. 78-1562PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Dr. Burke, an amateur photographer, brought this action alleging that the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) broadcast parts of a movie filmed by him in violation of his alleged common law copyright therein. The parties agreed that there were no issues of fact bearing on the question of liability and filed cross-motions for summary judgment on that issue. The district court held that Dr. Burke had forfeited his common law copyright by allowing a general publication of his film to occur; from that judgment, Dr. Burke appeals. 1
The evidence on liability, which…
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