Legal Opinion
Davis v. E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 16, 1965PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, District Judge.
Plaintiff Donald Davis claims that a 1960 telecast infringed his copyrights in a dramatization of Edith Wharton’s famous novel “Ethan Frome.” Plaintiff sues on his own behalf and as executor oi the estate of his father Owen Davis, a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, who collaborated with him on the dramatization. Defendants are E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Company (“DuPont”), sponsor of the allegedly infringing telecast; Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc. (“BBDO”), DuPont’s advertising agency; Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (“CBS”), the network over which the…
2Cases cited65 opinions
- Arnstein v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. And Henry Glass & Co. v. Martin Weiner Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Nichols v. Universal Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Alfred Bell & Co. Ltd. v. Catalda Fine Arts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Terry Gilliam, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Uneeda Doll Co., Inc. v. Goldfarb Novelty Co., Inc. And Walgreen Eastern Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- Thomas Wilson & Company, Inc. v. Irving J. Dorfman Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Telex Corp. v. International Business MacHines Corp.District Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1973
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