Legal Opinion
Hearst Corp. v. Stark
District Court, N.D. California
Decided June 30, 1986No. C-84-4701-CALPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
LEGGE, District Judge.
The basic issue is whether defendants can import into the United States books which were lawfully produced abroad, if importation conflicts with plaintiffs’ United States copyrights. This is the first reported case seeking to enjoin the importation of books based on 17 U.S.C. § 602. It involves balancing the rights of free speech guaranteed by the First Amendment with the rights created by Congress in the federal copyright statutes under the authority of Art. I, § 8 of the Constitution. 1
The case is now before the court on cross…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation EnterprisesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Fox Film Corp. v. DoyalSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Jackson v. SturkieDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2003
- International Korwin Corp. v. Tadeusz KowalczykCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Summit Technology, Inc. v. High-Line Medical Instruments Co.District Court, C.D. California · 1996
- Parfums Givenchy, Inc. v. C & C Beauty Sales, Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 1993
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. KirtsaengCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
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