Legal Opinion
Berrios Nogueras v. Home Depot
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided August 11, 2004No. CIV. 02-2069RLAPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
ACOSTA, District Judge.
Plaintiff brought this action for copyright infringement pursuant to the Copyright Act of 1976, as amended, particularly under the provisions of Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990 (VARA), 17 U.S.C. § 101 et. seq., Defendants HARRIS PAINTS, HOME DEPOT, U.S., INC., and LANCO MANUFACTURING CORP. have filed a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6) (docket No. 13), arguing that even accepting all of plaintiffs allegations as true, he is not entitled to relief under VARA.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff alleges that defendants posted his work of…
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- William R. Gooley v. Mobil Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- James Chongris and George Chongris v. Board of Appeals of the Town of AndoverCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. StrausSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
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