Legal Opinion
New York Times Co. v. Roxbury Data Interface, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided May 3, 1977No. Civ. A. 77-225PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MEANOR, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, holders of certain copyrights, move under Fed.R.Civ.P. 65(a) for a preliminary injunction pursuant to § 112 of the Copyright Act of 1909, 17 U.S.C. § 112 (1970), to halt alleged infringement of their copyrights. The suit presents an interesting and seemingly novel question regarding the extent of the proprietary rights inhering in a copyright. The issue is whether a copyrighted work may be indexed by an outsider without the permission of the holders of the copyrights to the original work.
Plaintiffs publish the New York Times Index annually. As…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Rosemont Enterprises, Inc. v. Random House, Inc. And John KeatsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- Universal Athletic Sales Co., a Corporation v. Larry Salkeld Appeal of Donald E. PinchockCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- Affiliated Hospital Products, Inc. v. Merdel Game Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Williams & Wilkins Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1973
- Sammons v. Colonial Press, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- MCA, Inc. v. WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- George L. Kregos, D/B/A American Sports Wire v. The Associated Press and Sports Features Syndicate, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Consumers Union of United States, Inc. v. General Signal Corp. And Grey Advertising, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Katrina Maxtone-Graham v. James Tunstead Burtchaell, Andrews & McMeel Inc., and Harper & Row Publishers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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