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ROY EXPORT CO. ESTABLISH. v. TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIV.

No. 72 Civ. 294.

344 F.Supp. 1350 (1972)

The ROY EXPORT COMPANY ESTABLISHMENT and Classic Festival Corporation, Plaintiffs, v. The TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY et al., Defendants.

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

July 24, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Schwartz, Mermelstein, Burns, Lesser & Jacoby, New York City, for plaintiffs; Herbert P. Jacoby and Allan Geschwind, New York City, of counsel.

Thacher, Proffitt, Prizer, Crawley & Wood, New York City, for The Trustees of Columbia University; Edward C. Kalaidjian and Raymond S. Jackson, Jr., New York City, of counsel.

MacMAHON, District Judge.

This is an action under 17 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. for infringement of the copyright on the 1936 classic motion picture "Modern Times," starring Charlie Chaplin and written, directed and produced by him. Allegedly, two unauthorized exhibitions of the film occurred on the campus of Columbia University. Plaintiffs are The Roy Export Company Establishment, owner of the copyright, and Classic Festival Corporation (Classic), licensee of the exclusive...

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