Legal Opinion
DiTocco v. Riordan
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 20, 2011No. 10 Civ. 4186 (SHS)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*658 OPINION & ORDER
SIDNEY H. STEIN, District Judge.
This copyright action arises out of the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series of young-adult fantasy stories. Plaintiffs Robyn and Tony DiTocco allege that the five Percy Jackson novels by Rick Riordan and the derivative Percy Jackson motion picture infringe upon their copyrights in two books they wrote, The Hero Perseus and Atlas’ Revenge. Defendants have all moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that, as a matter of law, their works are not substantially similar to plaintiffs’. Because no reasonable jury could find that any of…
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