GILLIAM v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC.

Nos. 913, 1058, Dockets 75-7693, 76-7023.

538 F.2d 14 (1976)

Terry GILLIAM et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees, v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC., Defendant-Appellee-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert C. Osterberg, New York City (Abeles Clark & Osterberg and Ina Lea Meibach, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiffs-appellants-appellees.

Sanford M. Goldman, New York City (Pryor, Cashman & Sherman, Gideon Cashman, Stephen F. Huff, Joseph Z. Epstein, Joel M. Eichengrun, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellee-appellant.

Before LUMBARD, HAYS and GURFEIN, Circuit Judges.


LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs, a group of British writers and performers known as "Monty Python,"1 appeal from a denial by Judge Lasker in the Southern District of a preliminary injunction to restrain the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) from broadcasting edited versions of three separate programs originally written and performed by Monty Python for broadcast by the British Broadcasting...

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