Legal Opinion
Lake v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
District Court, S.D. California
Decided January 5, 1956No. 1725PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHES, District Judge.
This cause having come before the Court for hearing on defendants’ motion filed May 2, 1955, to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, Fed.R.Civ.Proc. Rule 12(b), 28 U.S.C.; and the motion having been argued and submitted for decision; and it appearing to the Court:(a) that plaintiff invokes the jurisdiction of this Court under 17 U.S.C. § 101, alleging that a radio program produced by defendants has infringed plaintiff’s copyrighted book “Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshal” ;(b) that copies of plaintiff’s book and of the script of defendants’…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Hurn v. OurslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- International News Service v. Associated PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Collins v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
- American Code Co. v. BensingerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
- De Acosta v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by18 opinions
- Gene Miller v. Universal City Studios, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Rosemont Enterprises, Inc. v. Random House, Inc. And John KeatsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Alexander v. HaleyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- Greenbie v. NobleDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1957
- Donna Corbello v. Frankie ValliCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.