Legal Opinion
Skinder-Strauss Associates v. Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 27, 1995No. Civ. A. 94-10868-PBSPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SARIS, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Plaintiff, Skinder-Strauss Associates (“Skinder-Strauss”) brings this action against Defendant, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (“MCLE”) for copyright infringement and unfair and deceptive trade practices arising out of the publication of competing legal directories. 1 Specifically, Skinder-Strauss alleges that MCLE’s 1994 Massachusetts Legal Directory unlawfully copied protected material from its 1993 Massachusetts Lawyers Diary and Manual. Because of its red cover, Skinder-Strauss’s publication is commonly known as the…
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