Legal Opinion
Faulkner v. National Geographic Society
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 11, 2003No. 97 Civ. 9361(LAK), 99 Civ. 12385(LAK), 99 Civ. 12488(LAK), 02 Civ. 6623(LAK)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KAPLAN, District Judge.
The digital revolution has caused substantial growing pains in the law of copyright as the law has sought to adapt to the demands of a new age. This case is yet another example.
Plaintiffs here are freelance photographers or writers who created images or text that originally appeared in the print version of the National Geographic Magazine (the “Magazine”). While the ownership of the copyrights in their creations in many cases is disputed, all agree that defendant National Geographic Society (“NGS”) had the right to publish their works in the Magazine regardless…
2Cases cited58 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Auscape International v. National Geographic SocietyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2004
- Faulkner v. National Geographic SocietyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2006
- United States v. SteinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2006
- Harris v. Simon & Schuster, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2009
- Faulkner v. National Geographic Enterprises Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
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