Legal Opinion
Mendonsa v. Time Inc.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided February 23, 1988No. C.A. 87-0371 LPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAGUEUX, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the motion of defendant, Time Incorporated (Time), to dismiss this action for failure to state a claim under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). The focal point of this action is a photograph taken by Alfred Eisenstadt on Y-J Day, August 14, 1945. According to the allegations contained in the amended complaint, the photograph depicts a sailor kissing a nurse in New York City’s Times Square moments after the announcement of the Japanese surrender. In the photograph the sailor is bent over, and a portion of his face is visible. The…
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