Legal Opinion
Don Post Studios, Inc. v. Cinema Secrets, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 1, 2000No. Civil Action 99-5731PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED MEMORANDUM *
EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.
1. Introduction
John Carpenter’s 1978 motion picture, Halloween, 1 depicts a deranged serial killer named Michael Myers wearing an all white mask who terrorizes a small mid-western town on Halloween night. The popularity of the film and its progeny have spawned a demand for masks resembling the one worn by the fictional character in the movie. The instant case involves a dispute over the origin and authenticity of competing masks bearing a resemblance to the one worn by the character Michael Myers in the movie.
The prototype of the mask…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Samara Brothers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- STELWAGON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Appellee, v. TARMAC ROOFING SYSTEMS, INC., AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by5 opinions
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