Legal Opinion
Maurizio v. Goldsmith
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 26, 2000No. 96 Civ. 4332(LMM)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
McKENNA, District Judge.
Plaintiff Cynthia Maurizio (“Maurizio”) brought this action for copyright infringement, a declaration of joint authorship and an accounting in connection therewith, violation of Lanham Act Section 43(a), and various state law claims against defendant Olivia Goldsmith (“Goldsmith”). 1 (Comply 3). The facts of the case involve authorship of the novel The First Wives Club (“FWC”), which was subsequently made into a motion picture. This Court has jurisdiction based upon the federal questions involved, see 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1338 & 1367, and based upon…
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