Legal Opinion
Bevan v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 30, 1971No. 67 Civ. 195PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TYLER, District Judge.
Pursuant to the Federal Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., plaintiffs seek injunctive and monetary relief from the alleged infringement of their copyrighted play, “Stalag 17”, by the TV series “Hogan’s Heroes” of which defendants are producers and sponsors. In addition, plaintiffs seek relief under the common law of copyright, reserved by 17 U.S.C. § 2, based upon the alleged infringement of their unpublished “presentation” for a television series, also entitled “Stalag 17” (hereinafter “presentation”), and submitted to defendant Columbia Broadcasting System,…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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3Cited by32 opinions
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