Legal Opinion
Stephen M. Silverman v. Cbs Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 6, 1989No. 1175, Docket 88-7165PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON 0. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents somewhat novel issues of both copyright and trademark law arising from the efforts of appellant Stephen M. Silverman to develop a musical based on the “Amos ’n’ Andy” characters. 1 The attempt to transport Amos, Andy, Kingfish, Algonquin J. Calhoun, and all the others from the well-known radio and television shows of earlier decades to Broadway (possibly in a cab of the Fresh Air Taxi Co.) has thus far been stymied by the assertion of copyright and trademark infringement claims by appellee CBS Inc. Silverman appeals from a judgment of the…
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