Legal Opinion
Independent News Co., Inc., National Comics Publications, Inc., Superman, Inc. v. Harry Williams
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 6, 1961No. 13440PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge.
Can a second-hand periodical dealer who purchases cover-removed comics from waste paper dealers be enjoined under any one of six different legal theories, from marketing them as reading material? The district court refused to grant an injunction, holding that defendant’s actions did not constitute conversion of the literary property in the comics, trademark infringement, copyright infringement, unfair competition, sales in violation of the legend appearing on each magazine or an invasion of the right of privacy.
Plaintiff, Independent News Co., Inc., is the…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- International News Service v. Associated PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Champion Spark Plug Co. v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Prestonettes, Inc. v. CotySupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. StrausSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Metropolitan Opera Ass'n, Inc. v. Wagner-Nichols Recorder Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1950
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- United States v. Woodrow W. Wise, Jr., Dba Hollywood Film ExchangeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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- Commercial Credit Corp. v. Stan Cross Buick, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
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