Legal Opinion
Marvin Worth Productions v. Superior Films Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 30, 1970No. 70 Civ. 3558PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, suing under 17 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., move for a preliminary injunction restraining the defendants from producing, publicizing or distributing a film containing material which allegedly infringes their copyrights. The copyrights apply to two books by and about the late night club entertainer and social critic Lenny Bruce (“Bruce”). The first, “How to Talk Dirty and- Influence People,” describes itself as an autobiography of Bruce; the second, “The Essential Lenny Bruce,” is a collection of his commentaries, jokes, monologues and routines. The copyright on the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Rosemont Enterprises, Inc. v. Random House, Inc. And John KeatsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- National Comics Publications, Inc. v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- 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
- Uneeda Doll Co., Inc. v. Goldfarb Novelty Co., Inc. And Walgreen Eastern Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Wainwright Securities Inc. v. Wall Street Transcript Corporation and Richard A. HolmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Michael Meeropol and Robert Meeropol v. Louis Nizer, Doubleday & Co., Inc. And Fawcett Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- MCA, Inc. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Roy Export Co. Establishment v. Columbia Broadcasting System Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Lottie Joplin Thomas Trust v. Crown Publishers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
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