Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corporation

GODDARD, District Judge.

This is a suit for the alleged infringement of a copyright, and the usual injunctive relief with an accounting is prayed for. The complainant, Anne Nichols, sues as author and copyright owner of the play “Abievs Irish Rose,” and alleges that her copyright has been infringed by the defendants in their production and distribution of the motion picture entitled “The Cohens and Kellys.”

The play “Abie’s Irish Rose” was produced on the American stage in March, 1922. Subsequently the defendants manufactured, produced, and ever since have been distributing the motion picture…