Legal Opinion
Factors Etc., Inc. v. Creative Card Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 12, 1977No. 77 Civ. 4400 (CHT)PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TENNEY, District Judge.
Plaintiffs have moved this Court for a preliminary injunction pursuant to Rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Rules”) to restrain defendant Creative Card Company from the manufacture, distribution and sale of any poster or other commercially exploitive souvenir merchandise bearing the likeness of the late entertainer Elvis Presley. Plaintiffs claim possession of an exclusive right to that activity, based on a “right of publicity” assigned by Elvis Presley in life. Defendant Creative Card Company, an Illinois corporation, disputes the existence and…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Harold Noel Arrowsmith, Jr. v. United Press InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,041 Sonesta International Hotels Corporation v. Wellington AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Vanity Fair Mills, Inc. v. The T. Eaton Co. Limited and John David EatonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Omega Importing Corp. v. Petri-Kine Camera Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Factors Etc., Inc. And Boxcar Enterprises Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc. And Stop and Shop Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Factors Etc., Inc. And Boxcar Enterprises, Inc. v. Pro Arts, Inc. And Stop and Shop Companies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Lugosi v. Universal PicturesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Comedy III Productions, Inc. v. Gary Saderup, Inc.California Supreme Court · 2001
- Estate of Presley v. RussenDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1981
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