Legal Opinion
Estate of Burne Hogarth v. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 29, 2003No. Docket No. 02-7312PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Once again, Tarzan presents this Court *151with copyright issues.1 The issues, arising under the 1909 Copyright Act, Pub.L. No. 60-349, 35 Stat. 1075 (1909), codified at 17 U.S.C. § 24 et seq. (1976) (“1909 Act”), concern the work-for-hire doctrine as applied to an independent contractor, the significance of incorrect information in applications for registration filed with the Register of Copyrights, and laches. The appeal also presents contract issues. The Plaintiffs-Appellants — the Estate of Burne Hogarth, Burne Hogarth Dynamic Media Worldwide LLC, and three of…
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