Legal Opinion
Grove Press, Inc. v. Greenleaf Publishing Company
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 17, 1965No. 65-C-677PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARTELS, District Judge.
This is an action against the defendants based upon an alleged copyright infringement of the copyright on a book by Jean Genet, a well known author, published by Editions Gallimard Et Cie in Paris in the French language, entitled “Journal du Voleur” (“The Thief’s Journal”), and also a copyright upon an excerpt therefrom published in an anthology in the English language in the United States. The plaintiffs include the author and owner of the copyright and those claiming license and contractual rights with respect thereto, and the defendants include the publisher, its…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- National Comics Publications, Inc. v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Kalem Co. v. Harper BrothersSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Holmes v. HurstSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
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- Russell v. PriceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Filmvideo Releasing Corp. v. HastingsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Filmvideo Releasing Corp. v. HastingsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
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