Legal Opinion
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
District Court, S.D. California
Decided December 28, 1951No. Civ. 8265PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHES, District Judge.
Plaintiff Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., as owner of the motion picture, radio and television rights in the copyrighted work “Maltese Falcon,” seeks by this action, see Hammett v. Warner Bros. Pictures, 2 Cir., 1949, 176 F.2d 145, an injunction and damages for alleged copyright infringement and unfair competition. 28 U.S.C. § 1338 (a, b); Hurn v. Oursler, 1938, 289 U.S. 238, 53 S.Ct. 586, 77 L.Ed. 1148; Musher Foundation v. Alba Trading Co., 2 Cir., 1942, 127 F.2d 9, certiorari denied, 1942, 317 U.S. 641, 63 S.Ct. 33, 87 L.Ed. 517. In furtherance of convenience a separate…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Hurn v. OurslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Fashion Originators' Guild of America, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- International News Service v. Associated PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Nichols v. Universal Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Independent Wireless Telegraph Co. v. Radio Corp. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Loew's Incorporated v. Columbia Broadcasting SystemDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1955
- Columbia Pictures Corp. v. National Broadcasting Co.District Court, S.D. California · 1955
- Burtis v. Universal Pictures Co., Inc.California Supreme Court · 1953
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- Walt Disney Productions v. Air PiratesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1972
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