Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Sony Corporation Of America

659 F.2d 963 211 U.S.P.Q. 761 , 1981 Copr.L.Dec. P 25,308 , 7 Media L. Rep. 2065 UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC. a corporation, dba Universal Television and Universal Pictures, and Walt Disney Productions, a corporation, Appellants and Cross-Appellees, v. SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, a corporation, The Sony Corporation, a corporation, Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Inc., a corporation, Associated Dry Goods Corporation, a corporation, Federated Department Stores, Inc., a corporation, Henry's Camera Corporation, a corporation, Doyle Dane Bernbach, Inc., a corporation, and William Griffiths, Appellees and Cross-Appellants. Nos. 79-3683, 79-3735 and 79-3762. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 6, 1981. Decided Oct. 19, 1981. Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied Jan. 12, 1982. Stephen A. Kroft (on brief), John G. Davies and Sondra E. Beechim Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman, Beverly Hills, Cal., argued, for Universal Studios and Walt Disney. Dean C. Dunlavey, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Los Angeles, Cal., for Sony, Sony America, Doyle, Dane, Bembach. Appeal from the United States District Court Central District of California. Before KILKENNY and CANBY,…