Legal Opinion
Girl Scouts of the United States v. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 21, 1992No. 89 Civ. 1194 (LMM)PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
McKENNA, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Girl Scouts of the United States of America and Boy Scouts of America (“Plaintiffs”, “Girl Scouts” or “Boy Scouts”) instituted this action on February 17, 1989 against defendants Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc. and Judy Delton (“Defendants”), the publisher and author of a series of children’s books (currently sixteen in number), bearing the title “Pee Wee Scouts” along with various subtitles. Plaintiffs allege that Defendants’ use of the words “scout,” “scouting,” and related terms in the titles and texts of their…
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