Legal Opinion
Ty, Inc. v. Gma Accessories, Inc. And Paul Harris
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 19, 1997No. 97-2153, 97-2356PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Ty, the manufacturer of the popular “Beanie Babies” line of stuffed animals, has obtained a preliminary injunction under the Copyright Act against the sale by GMA (and also a retailer, but we can disregard that aspect of the injunction) of “Preston the Pig” and “Louie the Cow.” These are bean-bag animals manufactured by GMA that Ty contends are copies of its copyrighted pig (“Squealer”) and cow (“Daisy”). Ty began selling the “Beanie Babies” line, including Squealer, in 1993, and it was the popularity of the line that induced GMA to bring out its own line of bean-bag…
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