Legal Opinion
National Ass'n for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. v. Scharle
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 11, 2005No. Civ.A.04-5228PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
KATZ, District Judge.
Plaintiff National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (“NASCAR”) brings this action seeking a declaratory judgment that it owns the worldwide copyrights in and to the championship hardware known as the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series 'Trophy. Named as Defendants are the Franklin Mint (the “Mint”), the company enlisted to design the trophy, Bruce Newman, 1 the Mint’s former President, and Matthew Scharle, an independent contractor hired by'the Mint to work on the trophy project. Scharle, who alleges that he is the sole designer of and, therefore, the…
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