Legal Opinion
Eloise Toby Marcus v. Shirley Rowley and San Diego Unified School District
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1983No. 80-5222PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PFAELZER, District Judge:
This is an appeal from a dismissal on the merits of a suit for copyright infringement brought by a public school teacher who is the owner of a registered copyright to a booklet on cake decorating. The defendant, also a public school teacher, incorporated a substantial portion of the copyrighted work into a booklet which she prepared for use in her classes. Both parties moved the district court for summary judgment. The district court denied both motions and dismissed the action on the merits on the ground that defendant’s copying of plaintiff’s material constituted…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Baker v. SeldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Rosemont Enterprises, Inc. v. Random House, Inc. And John KeatsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Walt Disney Productions v. The Air PiratesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Lee v. RungeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Mathews Conveyer Co. v. Palmer-Bee Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by55 opinions
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- American Geophysical Union v. Texaco Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
- Video Pipeline, Inc. v. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2002
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