Legal Opinion
National Lampoon, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 1, 1974No. 74 Civ. 646PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS
BRIEANT, District Judge.
Plaintiff filed its complaint in this action on February 7, 1974, seeking a permanent injunction against defendants’ use of the word “Lampoon,” alone or in combination with other words, (1) as a title for a “pilot” television program of humor and entertainment, presently scheduled to be telecast on April 5, 1974 by defendant American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (hereinafter “ABC”), and also (2) to enjoin use of the word should ABC decide to furnish the program to its network affiliates as a series for the 1974-75 season, and thereafter.
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