Legal Opinion
Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. v. Graphic Controls Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 27, 1971No. 68 Civ. 4035PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
Both parties here seek summary judgment and present the court with a novel and difficult question of law: Are printed answer sheets, created for use in conjunction with student achievement and intelligence tests and designed to be corrected by optical scanning machines, the proper subject of copyright?
For the reasons set forth in the discussion below, we hold that such answer sheets are subject to the protection of the Copyright Act. 1
THE MOTIONS HERE PRESENTED
Defendant moves under Rule 56(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for summary judgment on the first…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Walker Process Equipment, Inc. v. Food MacHinery & Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- International News Service v. Associated PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Regal Knitwear Co. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- De Sylva v. BallentineSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Baker v. SeldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- George L. Kregos, D/B/A American Sports Wire v. The Associated Press and Sports Features Syndicate, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- Abramo v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1982
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