Legal Opinion
Rosemont Enterprises, Inc. v. Random House, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 22, 1966No. 66 Civ. 1532PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEINFELD, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Rosemont Enterprises, Inc. (Rosemont), commenced this action for copyright infringement against Random House, Inc., the publisher, and John Keats, the author, of a biography of Howard Hughes, hereafter referred to as The Book. The material allegedly infringed by the defendants consisted of articles published in three issues of Look Magazine in 1954, the copyrights to which Rosemont obtained from Cowles Communications, Inc. by assignment on May 20, 1966, followed six days later by the commencement of this action. The Book was published in between on…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Hamilton Watch Co. v. Benrus Watch Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Rosemont Enterprises, Inc. v. Random House, Inc. And John KeatsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Advance Music Corp. v. American Tobacco Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1946
- Sidis v. FR Pub. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Hauser v. BartowNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
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