Legal Opinion
Walt Disney Productions v. Air Pirates
District Court, N.D. California
Decided July 7, 1972No. C-71 2021PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
WOLLENBERG, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Walt Disney Productions, a California corporation, brought this action against the four individual defendants who are all residents of the Northern District of California, and two business entities operated by them, alleging, in ten causes of action, infringement of seven copyrights (See Appendix A of this opinion), one trademark, and claims of unfair competition.
The most basic facts are undisputed. The plaintiff does hold valid copyrights on the various works noted in the first seven causes of action. The…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Woods v. Interstate Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Nichols v. Universal Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Rosemont Enterprises, Inc. v. Random House, Inc. And John KeatsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Irving Berlin v. E. C. Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Time Incorporated v. Bernard Geis AssociatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1968
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Durham Industries, Inc. v. Tomy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Wainwright Securities Inc. v. Wall Street Transcript Corporation and Richard A. HolmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Walt Disney Productions v. The Air PiratesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Ideal Toy Corp. v. Kenner Products Division of General Mills Fun Group, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
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