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WARNER BROS., INC. v. AM. BROADCASTING COMPANIES

No. 81 Civ. 1551 (CBM).

523 F.Supp. 611 (1981)

WARNER BROS., INC., Film Export A.G., and DC Comics, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC., Defendant. AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. STEPHEN J. CANNELL PRODUCTIONS, INC., Third-Party Defendant.

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

March 18, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weiss, Dawid, Fross, Zelnick & Lehrman by Allan Zelnick, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Hawkins, Delafield & Wood by Philip R. Forlenza, New York City, for defendant and third-party plaintiff.

Townley & Updike by Richard J. Barnes and Neil J. Rosini, New York City, for third-party defendant.

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

MOTLEY, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, Warner Bros., Inc., Film Export A.G. and DC Comics, Inc., the owners of all rights in the cartoon character Superman and all works embodying him, brought this action against American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (ABC) for copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq., for false designation under § 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), and...

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