Legal Opinion
Norman v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 27, 1971No. 66 Civ. 705PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION, FINDINGS OF FACT and CONCLUSIONS OF LAW.
LEVET, District Judge.
This action was brought by plaintiff, Charles Norman (“Norman”), against defendants Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (“CBS”) and Stephan Chodorov (“Chodorov”) for alleged copyright infringement of Norman’s biography entitled, “Ezra Pound,” by a television show entitled, “In Search of Ezra Pound,” broadcast in February and March 1966 in three parts over facilities owned by or affiliated with CBS.
Ezra Pound, a well-known American poet, was a public figure, as conceded by plaintiff.
The defendants arranged and at trial…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Rosemont Enterprises, Inc. v. Random House, Inc. And John KeatsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Collins v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
- Irving Berlin v. E. C. Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Mathews Conveyer Co. v. Palmer-Bee Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
- Banks v. ManchesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation EnterprisesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Fuld v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- H. C. Wainwright & Co. v. Wall Street Transcript Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Filmvideo Releasing Corp. v. HastingsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. v. Jostens, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1997
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