Legal Opinion
Archie Comic Publications, Inc. v. DeCarlo
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 23, 2003No. 00 CIV. 5686(LAK). 02 CIV. 8466(LAK)PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
(On Reconsideration)
KAPLAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Archie Comic Publications, Inc. (“ACP”) is a publisher of comic books including the well-known Archie, Josie, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Cheryl Blossom publications. The late Daniel S. DeCarlo was a comic book artist who did freelance work for ACP beginning in the early 1950s, contributed to the Josie, Sabrina and Cheryl Blossom properties, and in recent years began claiming ownership rights in those properties. ACP seeks declaratory and injunctive relief, essentially to quiet its title to these properties against…
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