▁in fr ing ement ▁and ▁unf air ▁competition , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁Pla int iffs ▁moved ▁for ▁" a ▁pre lim inary ▁inj unction ▁and ▁temporary ▁rest ra ining ▁order ▁to ▁en join ▁the ▁def endant , ▁American ▁Broadcast ing ▁Comp an ies , ▁Inc . ▁( ABC ), ▁from ▁( 1 ) ▁broadcast ing ▁certain ▁prom ot ional ▁television ▁sp ots ▁rel ating ▁to ▁its ▁series ▁entitled ▁' The ▁Great est ▁American ▁Hero ' ▁( H ero ); ▁( 2 ) ▁broadcast ing ▁the ▁premi ere ▁of ▁Hero ; ▁and ▁( 3 ) ▁broadcast ing ▁any ▁episode ▁of ▁Hero ▁prior ▁to ▁aff ording ▁the ▁pla int iffs ▁an ▁ade qu ate ▁opportunity ▁to ▁examine ▁the ▁work ▁and ▁to ▁seek ▁appropriate ▁relief ." ▁District ▁Judge ▁Const ance ▁Baker ▁Mot ley ▁denied ▁the ▁motion . ▁She ▁found ▁that ▁Super man ▁and ▁The ▁Great est ▁American ▁Hero ▁were ▁not ▁substantial ly ▁similar , ▁and ▁that ▁even ▁if ▁they ▁were , ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁a ▁par ody ▁of ▁Super man ▁and ▁therefore ▁protected ▁under ▁the ▁fair ▁use ▁doctrine . ▁The ▁district ▁court ▁also ▁determined ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁unlikely ▁that ▁the ▁public ▁would ▁be ▁confused ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁later ▁work . ▁ ▁Pla int iffs ▁then ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁Circ uit , ▁which ▁aff ir med ▁the ▁den ial ▁or ▁pre lim inary ▁relief . ▁The ▁court ▁acknowled ged ▁similar ities , ▁but ▁said ▁they ▁fell ▁within ▁the ▁scenes ▁a ▁faire