Legal Opinion
Masterson v. McCroskie
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided January 16, 1978No. C-1088Published
1Opinion of the Court
573 P.2d 547 (1978)
Harry J. MASTERSON, and Lorraine M. Masterson, Petitioners,
v.
A. I. McCROSKIE, Respondent.
No. C-1088.
Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.
January 16, 1978.
Rehearing Denied February 6, 1978.
Raphael M. Solot, Denver, for petitioners.
Rothgerber, Appel & Powers, A. Frank Vick, Jr., James M. Lyons, Judith C. McNerny, Denver, for respondent.
HODGES, Justice.
This case involves an alleged infringement of a common law copyright in architectural plans for a house. The sole issue here is whether there was a general publication, which would take from the plans the protection afforded by a…
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- DeSilva Construction Corp. v. HerraldDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1962
- Edgar H. Wood Associates, Inc. v. SkeneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
- Nucor Corporation v. Tennessee Forging Steel Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Smith v. PaulCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
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