Legal Opinion
Kaye v. Cartoon Network Inc.
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided November 8, 2017No. 16 Civ. 8558 (LGS)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LORNA G. SCHOFIELD, District Judge:
On January 3, 2016, Plaintiff Michael Kaye filed this copyright infringement action against Cartoon Network, Inc.; Turner Broadcast Systems, Inc.; Cable News Network, Inc.; Time Warner, Inc.; Boom Entertainment, Inc.; Rebecca Sugar; Ian Jones-Quartey and Does 1-10. The Complaint alleges that Defendants violated the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. , by copying Plaintiff's Amphoman comic book series in their Steven Universe television series. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), Defendants move to dismiss the Complaint on the ground…
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