SILVERMAN v. CBS INC.

No. 1175, Docket 88-7165.

870 F.2d 40 (1989)

Stephen M. SILVERMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CBS INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided February 6, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry I. Fredericks, New York City (Aurnou & Fredericks, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

David Rabinowitz, New York City (Stanley Rothenberg, Moses & Singer, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before FEINBERG, NEWMAN and PRATT, Circuit Judges.


JON O. 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...

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