Legal Opinion
Real Estate Data, Inc. v. The Sidwell Co., and Sidwell Studio, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 8, 1987No. 85-1938PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.
The primary question presented in this appeal is whether the district court erred in concluding that the party that commissioned the works in question, and not the independent contractor that created them, owns the copyrights to those works. For the reasons stated below, we will reverse and remand for further proceedings.
I
The primary facts, as found by the district court, relevant to the disposition of this appeal are the following:
Real Estate Data, Inc. (“REDI”), a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Florida, provides real-estate…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
- 38 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1685, 38 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 35,604 Silas J. Alexander v. Chicago Park DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Gill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Picture Music, Inc. v. Bourne, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Brattleboro Publishing Co. v. Winmill Publishing Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults of Louisiana, Inc. v. Playboy EnterprisesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Landstrom v. Illinois Department Of Children And Family ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Neva, Inc. v. Christian Duplications International, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1990
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