Legal Opinion
SHL Imaging, Inc. v. Artisan House, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 28, 2000No. 98 CIV. 1708(WHP)PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PAULEY, District Judge.
This copyright action raises issues concerning the copyrightability of photographs, the work-for-hire doctrine, joint authorship, and the nature of derivative works. Plaintiff SHL Imaging, Inc. (“SHL”) is owned by professional photographer Steven H. Lindner (“Lindner”). Lindner’s work has been published in The New York Times and Sports Illustrated. (Lindner Aff. ¶ 6.) The defendant Max Munn (“Munn”) is chairman and CEO of defendants Artisan House, Inc. (“Artisan”) and Interiors, Inc. (“Interiors”). The defendants design, manufacture and sell frames…
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