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- Title: Bros. v. American Broadcasting Companies Inc.
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Release Date : January 06, 1983
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 87 KB
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The primary issue raised by this appeal is whether as a matter of law the fictional character Ralph Hinkley, the principal figure in a television series, "The Greatest American Hero," is not sufficiently similar to the fictional character Superman, the hero of comic books, television, and more recently films, so that claims of copyright infringement and unfair competition may be dismissed without consideration by a jury. The appeal is from a January 22, 1982, judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Constance Baker Motley, Chief Judge) dismissing claims of plaintiffs Warner Bros., Inc., Film Export, A.G., and DC Comics, Inc. against defendant American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (ABC) and third-party defendant Stephen J. Cannell Productions upon the granting of defendants motion for summary judgment. Defendants cross-appeal from the denial of their motion to amend the judgment to award attorneys fees and additional costs beyond those allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(d). For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment.