Stephen M. Silverman v. Cbs Inc.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that the copyrighted radio scripts only protected the “increments of expression” beyond what was contained in the public domain radio scripts
• holding that a mark owner failed to rebut the presumption of abandonment
• noting that presumption of abandonment can be rebutted “by showing reasonable grounds for the suspension and plans to resume use in the reasonably foreseeable future when the conditions requiring suspension abate” 10
• noting that presumption of abandonment can be rebutted \by showing reasonable grounds for the suspension and plans to resume use in the reasonably foreseeable future when the conditions requiring suspension abate\ 10
• noting that “use” means “commercial use”
• “[Copyrights in derivative works secure protection only for the incremental additions of originality contributed by the authors of the derivative works.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

74 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Ginger Rogers v. Alberto Grimaldi, Mgm/ua Entertainment Co., and Pea Produzioni Europee Associate, S.R.L.
  Second Circuit· 1989-05-05· cited 311×
• Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. v. Penguin Books Usa, Inc., a Corporation Dove Audio, Inc., a Corporation
  Ninth Circuit· 1997-03-27· cited 203×
• Apple Computer, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp.
  Ninth Circuit· 1994-09-19· cited 177×
• Georgia Lee Miller Roulo, Cross-Appellant v. Russ Berrie & Co., Inc., Cross-Appellee
  Seventh Circuit· 1989-11-09· cited 167×
• ITC Ltd. v. Punchgini, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 2007-03-28· cited 151×
• Etw Corporation v. Jireh Publishing, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2003-09-08· cited 145×
• Cross Commerce Media, Inc. v. Collective, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 2016-11-07· cited 134×
• Westchester Media Co v. PRL USA Holdings In
  Fifth Circuit· 2000-06-27· cited 110×
• Cliffs Notes, Inc. v. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1989-09-22· cited 107×
• Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Balducci Publications Richard Balducci Kathleen Balducci
  Eighth Circuit· 1994-06-30· cited 102×
• Warner Bros. Entertainment v. X One X Productions
  Eighth Circuit· 2011-07-05· cited 93×
• Cerveceria Centroamericana, S.A. v. Cerveceria India, Inc.
  Federal Circuit· 1989-12-26· cited 72×
• Merriam-Webster, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Random House, Inc., Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee
  Second Circuit· 1994-09-09· cited 59×
• Glenn Stetson v. Howard D. Wolf & Associates Howard D. Wolf and Bob Duncan
  Second Circuit· 1992-02-06· cited 57×
• Dial-A-Mattress Operating Corp. v. Mattress Madness, Inc.
  E.D. New York· 1994-01-27· cited 56×
• Natural Answers, Inc. v. SmithKline Beecham Corp.
  Eleventh Circuit· 2008-06-13· cited 49×
• General Healthcare Ltd. v. Qashat
  First Circuit· 2004-04-13· cited 32×
• Pilates, Inc. v. Current Concepts, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2000-10-19· cited 32×
• De Beers LV Trademark Ltd. v. DeBeers Diamond Syndicate Inc.
  S.D. New York· 2006-06-09· cited 31×
• Girl Scouts of the United States v. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 1992-12-21· cited 30×

Cites

23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enterprises
  Supreme Court· 1985-05-20· cited 1,191×
• Friedman v. Rogers
  Supreme Court· 1979-04-16· cited 415×
• Nichols v. Universal Pictures Corporation
  Second Circuit· 1930-11-10· cited 357×
• Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Inc. v. Pussycat Cinema, Ltd. And Michael Zaffarano
  Second Circuit· 1979-08-14· cited 356×
• Goldstein v. California
  Supreme Court· 1973-06-18· cited 302×
• Saratoga Vichy Spring Co., Inc. v. Orin Lehman, Commissioner of Parks and Recreation of the the State of New York and Waters of Saratoga Springs, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1980-06-05· cited 298×
• Saxlehner v. Eisner & Mendelson Co.
  Supreme Court· 1900-10-15· cited 276×
• La Societe Anonyme Des Parfums Le Galion v. Jean Patou, Inc. And Michael Stramiello, Jr., Collector of Customs of the Portof New York
  Second Circuit· 1974-04-09· cited 197×
• Defiance Button MacHine Company v. C & C Metal Products Corp. And Defiance Button MacHine Company, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1985-04-04· cited 123×
• L.L. Bean, Inc. v. Drake Publishers, Inc.
  First Circuit· 1987-02-12· cited 105×
• Vidal Sassoon, Inc. v. Bristol-Myers Company
  Second Circuit· 1981-10-07· cited 99×
• Chandon Champagne Corp. v. San Marino Wine Corp.
  Second Circuit· 1964-07-17· cited 89×
• Exxon Corporation, Humble Oil & Refining Corporation, Humble Gas Transmission Co. And Humble, Inc. v. Humble Exploration Company, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1983-01-10· cited 70×
• United States v. Ninety-Five Barrels, More or Less, Alleged Apple Cider Vinegar, Douglas Packing Co.
  Supreme Court· 1924-06-02· cited 65×
• Lone Ranger Television, Inc. v. Program Radio Corp.
  Ninth Circuit· 1984-07-26· cited 53×
• Star-Kist Foods, Inc. v. P.J. Rhodes & Company
  Ninth Circuit· 1985-09-19· cited 46×
• Silverman v. CBS INC.
  S.D. New York· 1986-04-14· cited 28×
• Burroughs v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1982-05-26· cited 27×
• Kirkland v. National Broadcasting Co., Inc.
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1976-12-17· cited 17×
• Continental Distilling Corporation v. Old Charter Distillery Co.
  D.C. Circuit· 1950-12-07· cited 15×