Legal Opinion
WGBH Educational Foundation, Inc. v. Penthouse International Ltd.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 24, 1978No. 78 Civ. 2296 (RLC)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, WGBH Educational Foundation, Inc. (“WGBH”), is a non-profit educational corporation operating several public television (“T.V.”) and radio stations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. One of the T.Y. shows it produces is Nova — a series of programs each of which is devoted to one aspect of science. The Nova series is designed to reach the general public. It attempts, and apparently has thus far succeeded, to treat scientific issues in a serious, informative and illuminating manner for its viewing audience. Because of the quality of Nova’s…
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