Legal Opinion
Frank Morrissey v. The Procter & Gamble Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 28, 1967No. 6882PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment for the defendant. The plaintiff, Morrissey, is the copyright owner of a set of rules for a sales promotional contest of the “sweepstakes” type involving the social security numbers of the participants. Plaintiff alleges that the defendant, Procter & Gamble Company, infringed, by copying, almost precisely, Rule 1. In its motion for summary judg ment, based upon affidavits and depositions, defendant denies that plaintiff’s Rule 1 is copyrightable material, and denies access. The district court held for the defendant on both grounds.
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Arnstein v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Baker v. SeldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Peckham v. Ronrico CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1948
- Dressler v. MV SandpiperCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Dehydrating Process Company v. A. O. Smith CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by107 opinions
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- John H. Harland Company, Cross-Appellant v. Clarke Checks, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Apple Computer, Inc., a California Corporation v. Franklin Computer Corporation, a Pennsylvania CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
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