Legal Opinion
Meltzer v. Zoller
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided August 17, 1981No. Civ. A. 79-3176PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WHIPPLE, Senior District Judge.
This is an action for infringement of a claimed copyright in the architectural plans for plaintiff’s house in Livingston, New Jersey. Jurisdiction is invoked pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a); the underlying action is premised on the Federal Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. (“The 1976 Act”).
The case was tried to the Court sitting without a jury during five (5) days in April and May, 1981. At the end of the plaintiff’s case, defendants moved to dismiss, and the Court reserved decision. Neither defendants nor third party defendants presented…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Colautti v. FranklinSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- A. A. Hoehling v. Universal City Studios, Inc., and Michael MacDonald MooneyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Norman Birnbaum, B. Leonard Avery and Mary Rule MacMillen Plaintiffs v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Browder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Karen L. Erickson v. Trinity Theatre, Inc., Individually and D/B/A Trinity Square EnsembleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- M.G.B. Homes, Inc. v. Ameron Homes, Inc., and Daniel James Brognano, Rick Brognano and Richard PattonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Alice Childress v. Clarice Taylor, Paul B. Berkowsky, the Moms Company, and Ben CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Warren Freedenfeld Associates, Inc. v. McTigueCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
- June Roth v. Nathan Pritikin and Patrick M. McGrady Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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