Legal Opinion
Schnapper v. Foley
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 1, 1981No. 79-1848PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge McGOWAN.
McGOWAN, Senior Circuit Judge:
Appellants M. B. Schnapper and the Public Affairs Press challenge the arrangements among government agencies and public broadcasters for the filming and dissemination of the television series “Equal Justice Under Law.” Although the complaint states numerous legal grounds for relief, appellants’ central contention is that one commissioned by the Government to create a literary or artistic work cannot obtain a copyright in that work. The District Court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss. Schnapper v.…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
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3Cited by38 opinions
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