Legal Opinion
Stuart Scherr and Steven Goodman v. Universal Match Corporation and United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 15, 1969No. 31962_1PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Circuit Judge:
This is an action for copyright infringement brought by two ex-servicemen against Universal Match Corporation occasioned by Universal’s commercial manufacture and sale of match books which bear a picture of a statue, entitled “The Ultimate Weapon.” The statue had been created by plaintiffs during their service in the military. The complaint seeks an injunction against further infringement and an accounting of the profits, or, in lieu thereof, damages of $10.00 for each infringing match book copy. The United States of America, which had consented to Universal’s…
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