BEVAN v. COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.

No. 67 Civ. 195.

329 F.Supp. 601 (1971)

Donald BEVAN and Edmund Trzcinski, Plaintiffs, v. COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

July 30, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frances T. Wolff, Schwab & Goldberg, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Coudert Brothers, New York City, for defendants.


OPINION

TYLER, District Judge.

Pursuant to the Federal Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., plaintiffs seek injunctive and monetary relief from the alleged infringement of their copyrighted play, "Stalag 17", by the TV series "Hogan's Heroes" of which defendants are producers and sponsors. In addition, plaintiffs seek relief under the common law of copyright, reserved by 17 U.S.C. § 2, based upon the alleged infringement of their unpublished...

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