Kane v. Pennsylvania Broadcasting Co.

KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.

The gist of the action is stated in the ninth paragraph of the complaint. It is averred that the defendant infringed the plaintiff’s copyright “by publishing and placing upon the market certain advertisements entitled ‘First Facts,’ which appeared in a certain publication called ‘Radio Daily,’ and which were copied largely from Plaintiff’s copyrighted books entitled ‘Famous First Facts’ and ‘More First Facts.’ ”

It appears from the exhibits attached to the complaint that the defendant used the words “First Facts” as a sort of headline for its advertisements and that…