Legal Opinion
Kenbrooke Fabrics, Inc. v. Soho Fashions, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 10, 1988No. 87 Civ. 5775 (MBM)PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MUKASEY, District Judge.
This is a copyright infringement action brought by an alleged transferee of the rights in the copyright. Defendant has moved for summary judgment and for attorneys’ fees on the grounds that plaintiff lacks standing to sue for copyright infringement and that it has failed to satisfy copyright registration and recordation jurisdictional prerequisites to an infringement action. For the reasons set forth below the motion is denied.
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On January 23, 1979 Soptra Fabrics, Inc. (“Soptra”), not a party to this action, was granted Certificate of Copyright…
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