Legal Opinion

Morris v. Wilson

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided October 10, 1961No. 35, Docket 26945PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

The plaintiff charges John C. Wilson and the other defendants with infringing her copyrighted play by their production and television version of the musical comedy “Bloomer Girl.” A comparison of the script of plaintiff’s play “The Lowells * * * Talle Only to God” with “Bloomer Girl” discloses no similarity except the very general theme of the feminist movement, no copying and no identity of character's.

*37We affirm the judgment of the district court in finding no support for the charges of plagiarism, and dismissing the complaint for the reasons set forth in Judge Weinfeld’s thorough and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Morris v. WilsonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1960

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Ruth Morris v. John C. Wilson, Fred Saidy, E. Y. Harburg, and National Broadcasting Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961

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