Legal Opinion

MOLINELLI-FREYTES v. University of Puerto Rico

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided December 15, 2010No. Civil 09-1655(DRD)Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

DANIEL R. DOMINGUEZ, District Judge.

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The instant ease is a copyright infringement action brought pursuant to the Court’s exercise of federal question subject matter jurisdiction over claims arising under the Copyright Act of 1976 (the “1976 Act”), as amended, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. Plaintiffs aver that they created an original manuscript (“the Proposal”) during non-working hours while employed as professors at Defendant University of Puerto Rico (“UPR”). Plaintiffs also allege that Defendant Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education (“PRCHE”) knowingly…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Community for Creative Non-Violence v. ReidSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Alaska Airlines, Inc. v. BrockSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Morales v. A.C. Orssleff's EFTFCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
  4. Stephanie Hays and Gail MacDonald v. Sony Corporation of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  5. Marvin M. Weinstein v. University of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987

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