Legal Opinion
Tufenkian Import/Export Ventures, Inc. v. Einstein Moomjy, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 30, 2003No. Docket No. 02-7623PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge.
This copyright infringement case involves two textile designs, each of which combines, with modifications, the “primary border” and the “half field” of two unrelated public domain carpets, one a classical Indian Agra and the other a Persian antique. Viewed uncritically, the two designs at issue are substantially similar. For the defendant’s rug to infringe upon the plaintiffs design, however, the defendant’s composition must be substantially similar to that which is original in the plaintiffs expression. The district court (S.D.N.Y., Pauley, J.) found no infringement,…
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