Legal Opinion
Meade v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided December 23, 1992No. 91-1688CPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FUTEY, Judge.
This copyright infringement ease is before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment. Plaintiff contends that defendant’s postage stamp design infringes his copyright. Defendant counters that no infringement has occurred because plaintiff’s copyrighted picture and defendant’s stamp design share only uncopyrightable subject matter.
Factual Background
Plaintiff, Robert Steven Meade, appears pro se before the court. Plaintiff received a certificate of registration, No. VA 135—433, from the United States Copyright Office on February 8, 1983. Plaintiff’s copyright…
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