Legal Opinion
Suid v. Newsweek Magazine
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 26, 1980No. Civ. A. 80-1100PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FLANNERY, District Judge.
This matter comes before the court on defendant’s motion for summary judgment. For the reasons discussed below, the motion is granted.
FACTS
Plaintiff Lawrence H. Suid is the author of a 357-page book published in June, 1978, entitled Guts & Glory-Great American War Movies. Defendant Newsweek, Inc. is the publisher of Newsweek Magazine. The July 25, 1979 edition of Newsweek contained a four-page article entitled “John Wayne: End As A Man.” Plaintiff claims that the Newsweek article infringes his copyright in Guts & Glory and constitutes unfair…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Stiffel Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Compco Corp. v. Day-Brite Lighting, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- A. A. Hoehling v. Universal City Studios, Inc., and Michael MacDonald MooneyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Wainwright Securities Inc. v. Wall Street Transcript Corporation and Richard A. HolmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Gene S. Jacobsen, and Cross-Appellee v. Deseret Book Company, a Utah Corporation Dean Hughes, AndCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
- Gene Miller v. Universal City Studios, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation EnterprisesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Meta-Film Associates, Inc. v. MCA, Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 1984
- Andrew F. Ehat v. Jerald Tanner and Sandra Tanner, Dba Modern Microfilm CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
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