Legal Opinion
Sid & Marty Krofft Television Productions, Inc. v. McDonald'S Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1977No. Nos. 75-1203 and 75-1202PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge:
This is a copyright infringement action. Plaintiffs Sid and Marty Krofft Television Productions, Inc., and Sid and Marty Krofft Productions, Inc. were awarded $50,000.00 in their action against defendants McDonald’s Corporation and Needham, Harper & Steers, Inc. Defendants were found to have infringed plaintiffs’ “H. R. Pufnstuf” children’s television show by the production of their “McDonaldland” television commercials.
*1161Plaintiffs argue on appeal that the district court erred in awarding damages pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 101(b). They contend that the court should…
2Cases cited76 opinions
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