Legal Opinion
Earth Flag, Ltd. v. Alamo Flag Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 17, 2001No. 00 CIV 3961 SASPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
On May 24, 2000, plaintiff Earth Flag Ltd. (“EFL”) filed suit against defendants Alamo Flag Company (“Alamo”) and eBay, Inc. (“eBay”) alleging copyright infringement of EFL’s flag bearing a public domain photograph of Earth taken from outer space (“Earth Flag”). Specifically, EFL alleged that Alamo was selling flags that infringed on EFL’s copyright in the Earth Flag at its retail stores, and eBay was permitting sellers to place similarly infringing flags on its website. See Amended Complaint ¶¶ 2-3. On May 17, 2001, this Court issued an Opinion and…
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