Legal Opinion
Barris/Fraser Enterprises v. Goodson-Todman Enterprises, Ltd.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 8, 1986No. 86 Civ. 5037 (EW)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
Plaintiff Barris/Fraser Enterprises (Barris/Fraser) is the producer of a pilot 1 of a television game show entitled “Bamboozle,” which it is attempting to market as a series to the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). Defendant Goodson-Todman Enterprises, Ltd. (Goodson-Todman) is also a producer of television game shows and owns the copyright on the show “To Tell the Truth,” which was shown on television for many years. Goodson-Todman, contending that Barris/Fraser’s “Bamboozle” pilot bears some similarity to “To Tell the Truth,” wrote a letter to ABC on…
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