Legal Opinion
Geisel v. Poynter Products, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 23, 1968No. 68 Civ. 997PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HERLANDS, District Judge:
Can an artist who sells his signed cartoon to a magazine validly object to the magazine’s making and selling a doll which is truthfully advertised as based upon the cartoon? This, capsulated, poses the critical issue herein.
The Complaint
Plaintiff, Theodor Seuss Geisel, is the world-famous artist and author, whose nom de plume is “Dr. Seuss.” In a complaint against the four defendants, filed March 8, 1968, plaintiff charged that the defendants manufactured and were advertising and selling dolls “derived from” [Complaint, [f 21] certain material which plaintiff…
2Cases cited79 opinions
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Champion Spark Plug Co. v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Prestonettes, Inc. v. CotySupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- R. G. Smith, Doing Business Under the Name and Style of Ta'ron, Inc., and International Fragrances, Inc. v. Chanel, Inc., and Chanel Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Nichols v. Item Publishers, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1956
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Allied Maintenance Corp. v. Allied Mechanical Trades, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1977
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- Shaw v. Time-Life RecordsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Allen v. National Video, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Ideal Toy Corp. v. Kenner Products Division of General Mills Fun Group, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
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