Legal Opinion
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Russ Hardenburgh, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided November 25, 1997No. 1:93 CV 0546PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order
SAM H. BELL, District Judge.
This case raises the question of a computer bulletin board system operator’s liability for copyright and trademark infringement regarding information available to its customers through their home computers. Plaintiff Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (“PEI”) asks the court to find that Defendants Rusty-N-Edie’s, Inc. (“RNB”) and Russ Hardenburgh are liable for direct and/or contributory copyright infringement with respect to 412 graphic image files (“GIFs”) which were allegedly available to paying customers of Defendants’ bulletin board service (the “BBS”). These…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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