Legal Opinion
Newborn v. Yahoo!, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 27, 2005No. CIV.A. 04-659(RBW)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WALTON, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Terry Newborn, brings this action against Yahoo!, Inc. and Google, Inc., for allegedly infringing upon his copyright and trademark rights in violation of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. (2000), and the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1114 et seq. (2005). 1 Compl. ¶¶ 5-6, 10, 16, 26. Currently before the Court is the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint (“Defs.’ Mot.”). 2 For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants the defendants’ motion.
I. Background
The plaintiff, doing business as Government Publications, Inc.,…
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