Curtin v. Star Editorial Inc.

MEMORANDUM

BARTLE, District Judge.

This is a dispute about the publication of photographs of the legendary Elvis Presley, known to some as the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roh.”

Plaintiff James Curtin, a collector of Elvis Presley memorabilia, alleges that the defendant Star Editorial, Inc., the publisher of Star Magazine, and two individual Star employees infringed plaintiff’s copyright in his book Elvis and the Stars from the Collection of Jim Curtin (“Elvis and the Stars ”). See 17 U.S.C. § 501. Plaintiff also claims breach of contract and unjust enrichment. Before the court is the motion of defendants…