EATON v. NATIONAL BROADCASTING CO.

Civil Action No. 97-73-A.

972 F.Supp. 1019 (1997)

Wendy C. EATON, Plaintiff, v. NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Alexandria Division.

August 19, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Beattie, Fairfax, VA, for Plaintiff.

Jay W. Brown, Levine Pierson Sullivan & Koch, LLP, Washington, DC, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

In this copyright infringement action, plaintiff, who developed a pilot script and treatment package for a proposed television series entitled Genuine Gypsy, alleges that defendants, two national television networks, which "blatantly" plagiarized her work when they aired the now-canceled situation comedy Brotherly Love. Defendants dispute that contention, claiming instead that the creators of Brotherly...

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