Legal Opinion
Castorina v. SPIKE CABLE NETWORKS, INC.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 24, 2011No. 10-CV-2954 (JS)(ARL)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SEYBERT, District Judge:
Pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion to dismiss. For the following reasons, this motion is GRANTED.
BACKGROUND
This is a copyright infringement case. In 2004, Plaintiffs Christopher Castorina and Steven Morse pitched a treatment for a sports-themed reality show entitled “Two Left Feet,” which they successfully copyrighted. In 2006, Defendant Spike Cable Networks, Inc. premiered a sports-themed reality show called “Pros v. Joes.” Plaintiffs contend that “Pros v. Joes ” infringes on “Two Left Feet.” Defendants disagree.
Plaintiffs’ treatment…
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