Legal Opinion
ITSI T v. Productions, Inc. v. California Authority of Racing Fairs
District Court, E.D. California
Decided March 3, 1992No. CIV. S-89-1686 LKKPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED ORDER
KARLTON, Chief Judge Emeritus.
Defendant Hipódromo de Agua Caliente (“Caliente”) moves to dismiss plaintiff ITSI T.V. Productions, Inc.’s (“ITSI”) complaint for copyright infringement. Caliente asserts that this court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over ITSI’s claims, because ITSI cannot show that Caliente is liable for an act of copyright infringement committed in the United States. For the reasons I explain herein, Caliente’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is GRANTED. 1
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FACTS AND BACKGROUND 2
Plaintiff ITSI T.V. Productions, Inc. is an Illinois…
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