Legal Opinion
Fawcett Publications, Inc. v. Elliot Pub. Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 9, 1942PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLANCY, District Judge.
This is a motion for summary judgment made by the plaintiff, the action being for an alleged infringement of a copyright. We note that the plaintiff states there is also involved a claim for unfair competition, but we find no such claim in the pleadings.
The plaintiff is engaged in the magazine publishing business as is the defendant. The plaintiff, on or about April 18, 1941, being then the author and proprietor of a publication known as “Wow Comics, No. 2 Summer Edition,” copyrighted it and was, therefore, entitled to the exclusive right to print, reprint, publish,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. StrausSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Jeweler's Circular Pub. Co. v. Keystone Pub. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1922
- Straus and Straus v. American Publishers' Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Bentley v. TibbalsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1915
- Bureau of National Literature v. SellsDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1914
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Fortnightly Corp. v. United Artists Television, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- American International Pictures, Inc. v. ForemanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Conde Nast Publications, Inc. v. Vogue School of Fashion Modelling, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1952
- Burke & Van Heusen, Inc. v. Arrow Drug, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1964
- Independent News Co. v. WilliamsDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1960
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