Legal Opinion
Becker v. Loew's, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 20, 1943No. 8073PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERNER, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff brought this action for an accounting of profits, an injunction, and damages for alleged violation of §§ 1(a), (b) and 4 of the Copyright Act, 35 Stat. 1075, 17 U.S.C.A. §§ 1(a), 1(b), and 4, and for unfair competition, on the theory that defendant had wrongfully appropriated the title and theme of his book, and had violated plaintiff’s exclusive right to dramatize his book. By adopting the Master’s report and entering judgment thereon, the District Court found the defendant, Loew’s Incorporated, guilty of copyright infringement and of unfair competition. To…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Nichols v. Universal Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- Kalem Co. v. Harper BrothersSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. v. Majestic Pictures Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp. v. DieckhausCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1946
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