Legal Opinion
Ostano Commerzanstalt v. Telewide Systems, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 21, 1988No. 82 Civ. 4721 (RLC)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Ostano Commerzanstalt (“Osta-no”) is a Liechtenstein company. Pursuant to a power of attorney, plaintiff, Dr. Herbert Jovy, a citizen and resident of West Germany, has acted on behalf of Ostano and its affiliate, TSC Technische Systeme Consult GmbH & Co. Communication International KG (“TSC”) in this lawsuit. Osta-no is owned by Jovy’s wife, and TSC is owned by Jovy’s wife and son, Hanns-Amdt Jovy, who is TSC’s general manager. In 1980 Ostano sub-licensed all rights for the films at issue in the German-speaking countries. In 1983 Ostano assigned to…
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