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REYHER v. CHILDREN'S TELEVISION WORKSHOP

No. 143, Docket 75-7278.

533 F.2d 87 (1976)

Rebecca REYHER and Ruth Gannett, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CHILDREN'S TELEVISION WORKSHOP and Tuesday Publications, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 5, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eleanor Jackson Piel, New York City, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Eugene L. Girden, New York City (Carleton G. Eldridge, Jr., Paul B. Jones, Coudert Brothers, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellees.

Paul P. Selvin, Butler, Jablow & Geller, New York City, for amicus curiae, Writers Guild of America.

Before MULLIGAN, OAKES and MESKILL, Circuit Judges.

MESKILL, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs below, Rebecca Reyher and Ruth Gannett, appeal from an order of the District Court for the Southern District of New York, John M. Cannella, Judge, dismissing their copyright infringement complaint after a two day trial without a jury. We affirm the district court's disposition of this case on the ground that there was no substantial similarity between the two works as to copyrightable matter.

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