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SILVERMAN v. CBS INC.

No. 84 Civ. 1894 (GLG).

632 F.Supp. 1344 (1986)

Stephen M. SILVERMAN, Plaintiff, v. CBS INC., Defendant.

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

April 14, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wofsey, Certilman, Haft, Lebow & Balin, New York City (Barry I. Fredericks and Jonathan D. Davis, of counsel), and Arrow, Edelstein, Gross & Asher, New York City, for plaintiff.

Moses & Singer, New York City (David Rabinowitz, Stanley Rothenberg and Erica Weissman, of counsel), for defendant.

OPINION

GOETTEL, District Judge:

The plaintiff in this action, Stephen M. Silverman, seeks a declaration regarding his right to use parts of the "Amos `n' Andy" radio programs broadcast from March 1928, through March 1948, in a Broadway musical comedy he has written. The defendant, CBS Inc., claims to hold valid copyrights as well as trademark rights in the Amos `n' Andy radio and television programs, and asserts counterclaims against Silverman for, inter...

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