PARAMOUNT PICTURES v. METRO PROGRAM NETWORK

No. 91-2012NI.

962 F.2d 775 (1992)

PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION, Appellee, v. METRO PROGRAM NETWORK, INC.; Gerald Fitzgerald; KOCR-TV, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 16, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Pundt, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, argued for appellants.

Charles E. Miller, Davenport, Iowa, argued (Daniel Willems, on the brief), for appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge, KAUFMAN, Senior District Judge, and MAGILL, Circuit Judge.


MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

Metro Program Network, Inc., and Gerald Fitzgerald, president of Metro, appeal from the district court's1 order finding them liable for copyright infringement and for the pendant breach of contract state law claim. Appellants claim that the award for breach of contract damages was excessive, and make the somewhat novel argument that the award of both breach of contract and copyright infringement damages constituted...

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