Legal Opinion
Community for Creative Non-Violence v. James Earl Reid
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 31, 1988No. 87-7051PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RUTH BADER GINSBURG.
RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
This case calls for interpretation of the “work made for hire” prescriptions of the Copyright Act of 1976 (1976 Act), 17 U.S.C. §§ 101, 201 (1982). 1 The issue is novel in this circuit and has divided sister courts. Compare Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults of Louisiana, Inc. v. Playboy Enterprises, 815 F.2d 323 (5th Cir.1987), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 108 S.Ct. 1280, 99 L.Ed.2d 491 (1988), with Aldon Accessories Ltd. v. Spiegel, Inc., 738 F.2d 548 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 469…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Alfred Bell & Co. Ltd. v. Catalda Fine Arts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
- Terry Gilliam, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Appellees v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Paul Smith, an Individual v. Edward L. Montoro and Film Ventures International Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Richard D. Meehan v. John W. MacY Jr., Chairman, Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- Richard D. Meehan v. John W. MacY Jr., Chairman, Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Community for Creative Non-Violence v. ReidSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- United States v. Microsoft Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
- Heidi S. Weissmann, M.D., Cross-Appellee v. Leonard M. Freeman, M.D., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Karen L. Erickson v. Trinity Theatre, Inc., Individually and D/B/A Trinity Square EnsembleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Alice Childress v. Clarice Taylor, Paul B. Berkowsky, the Moms Company, and Ben CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
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