Legal Opinion
Columbia Pictures Corp. v. National Broadcasting Co.
District Court, S.D. California
Decided December 9, 1955No. 16876PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. CARTER, District Judge.
Like Loew’s Incorporated, v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., D.C., 131 F.Supp. 165, now on appeal, this case represents another collision between the economic interests of the motion picture industry and the youthful and growing television industry. Since in this case we hold for the defendant, and the case is therefore the reverse or counterpart of Loew’s Incorporated, v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., supra, we had hoped to be able to write at least a short opinion. The press of other work and the desire to speed this case on its way to the Appellate…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Arnstein v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Nichols v. Universal Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Weitzenkorn v. LesserCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
- Universal Pictures Co. v. Harold Lloyd CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1947
- Dymow v. BoltonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Walt Disney Productions v. The Air PiratesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Irving Berlin v. E. C. Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Marvin Fisher D/B/A Marvin Music Company and Jack Segal v. Rick Dees, Atlantic Recording Corporation, Warner Communications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Inc. v. Scoreboard Posters, Inc. And Arny Freytag, Texas Cowgirls, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Elsmere Music, Inc. v. National Broadcasting CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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