Legal Opinion

Well-Made Toy Mfg. Corp. v. Goffa International Corp.

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided June 26, 2002No. 98 CV 7964PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM, ORDER AND JUDGEMENT

WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

I. Introduction.153

II. Procedural History.153

III. Facts. 153

A. Rag Dolls. 153

B. ' Sweetie-Mine .153

C. Huggable-Lovable.155

IV Law. .157

A. Jurisdiction. v-H

1. Registration Requirement .... tH

2. As Applied to Derivative Works i — (

B. Infringement. i — I

1. Valid Copyright. t — l

2. Copying of Original Elements . i — 1

a. Actual Copying. i — |

b. Illegal Copying. r — |

i. Protectible Elements. i — I

ii. Substantial Similarity i — (

V. Application of Law to Facts. CD i-l

A. Registration. ^ ÍD i — t

B. Infringement. 10 CD i — I

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation EnterprisesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Arnstein v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
  4. Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. And Henry Glass & Co. v. Martin Weiner Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
  5. Nichols v. Universal Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Simplexgrinnell Lp v. Integrated Systems & Power, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2009
  2. Mattel, Inc. v. MGA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.District Court, C.D. California · 2011
  3. Cosmetic Ideas, Inc. v. IAC/INTERACTIVECORPCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
  4. La Resolana Architects, PA v. Clay Realtors Angel FireCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
  5. Silberstein v. Fox Entertainment Group, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2004

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