Legal Opinion
Motown Record Corp. v. George A. Hormel & Co.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided April 16, 1987No. CV 85-6973 WJRPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
REA, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This Matter is before the Court based on defendants’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.Proc. 12(c). Defendants move for judgment on the pendent state claims alleged in the third, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth causes of action claiming that these causes of action are preempted by the Federal Copyright Act. Defendants also move for judgment on the Lanham Act claim on the grounds that plaintiffs cannot seek trademark protection of an “image.”
II. BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs Motown Record Corporation…
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- Mayer v. Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Marvin Fisher D/B/A Marvin Music Company and Jack Segal v. Rick Dees, Atlantic Recording Corporation, Warner Communications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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