Legal Opinion
Mura v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 14, 1965PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVET, District Judge.
This action is for infringement of copyrights owned by plaintiff, Michael R. Mura. These copyrights cover three hand puppets, in the form of a mouse, a pig and a rooster, which were allegedly displayed by defendant Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (CBS) on its “Captain Kangaroo Show.”
Approximately 100 other defendants were originally joined as defendants. Because of lack of venue and inadequate service the complaint was dismissed as to certain of these defendants. See decision dated April 28, 1965 and the succeeding order.
The trial, conducted before the court without a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- White-Smith Music Publishing Co. v. Apollo Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Patterson v. Century Productions, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- Loew's Incorporated v. Columbia Broadcasting SystemDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1955
- Westway Theatre, Inc. v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1940
- MacDonald v. Du MaurierCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Faith Ringgold v. Black Entertainment Television, Inc., Home Box Office, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997
- Blazon, Inc. v. DeLuxe Game Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- Elsmere Music, Inc. v. National Broadcasting Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Gardenia Flowers, Inc. v. Joseph Markovits, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Meltzer v. ZollerDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1981
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