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SID & MARTY KROFFT TELEVISION v. McDONALD'S CORP.

Nos. 75-1203 and 75-1202.

562 F.2d 1157 (1977)

SID & MARTY KROFFT TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS, INC. and Sid & Marty Krofft Productions, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. McDONALD'S CORPORATION and Needham, Harper & Steers, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. SID & MARTY KROFFT TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS, INC. and Sid & Marty Krofft Productions, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. McDONALD'S CORPORATION and Needham, Harper & Steers, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 17, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony E. Liebig, Lillick, McHose & Charles, Los Angeles, Cal., argued for McDonald's Corp. et al.

Melville B. Nimmer, Kaplan, Livingston, Goodwin, Berkowitz & Selvin, Bayard F. Berman and James P. Tierney, Beverly Hills, Cal., argued for Sid & Marty Krofft Television.

Before CARTER, GOODWIN, and SNEED, Circuit Judges.

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.

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