Roginski v. Time Warner Interactive, Inc.

MEMORANDUM

VANASKIE, District Judge.

Plaintiff Paul A. Roginski (Roginski) filed this copyright infringement action against defendants Time Warner Interactive, Inc., Atari Games Corp. and Sega of America, Inc., alleging that defendants copied Roginski’s unpublished manuscript entitled “Awesome Possum” when the defendants created a video game and accompanying comic book — “Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino’s Butt.” (Dkt. Entry 1.) The defendants filed a motion for summary judgment, claiming, inter alia, that their products were independently created and that there was no evidence that the…