Ruth Morris v. John C. Wilson, Fred Saidy, E. Y. Harburg, and National Broadcasting Company, Inc.

295 F.2d 36

131 U.S.P.Q. 130

Ruth MORRIS, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

John C. WILSON, Fred Saidy, E. Y. Harburg, and National

Broadcasting Company, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

No. 35, Docket 26945.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Argued Sept. 27, 1961.

Decided Oct. 10, 1961.

Ruth Morris, Long Beach, N.Y., pro se.

Lee V. Eastman, New York City, for appellees.

Before LUMBARD, Chief Judge, and FRIENDLY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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The plaintiff charges John C. Wilson and the other defendants with infringing her copyrighted play by their production and television version of the musical comedy…